Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 1-2

3/10-Jan-2011

QATAR

QPI In Talks For Joint LNG Project In Russia

Qatar Petroleum International (QPI) and Russian energy companies Novatek and Gazprom are finalizing an agreement for an LNG project in the Yamal peninsula in northern Siberia, The Peninsula reported on 30 December. The idea is to build two or three units for LNG production with the volume of 15mn tons/year. A special fleet of ships will also be built to transport LNG even during harsh...