Qatar is set to secure a second huge gas supply deal with a Chinese state-controlled company in less than a year, in a sign of the energy-hungry Asia power rushing to secure long-term agreements with one of the world’s top exporters of liquefied natural gas. China National Petroleum Corporation and QatarEnergy are expected to sign a 27-year agreement on Tuesday, under which China will purchase 4mn tonnes of LNG a year from the Gulf state, said people briefed on the matter. CNPC will also take a 5 per cent equity in Qatar’s expansion project in its North Field, the world’s biggest natural gas reservoir, as a joint venture partner.
時隔不到一年,卡達將與中國國有企業達成第二份大型天然氣供應協議,這顯示出中國這個亟需能源的亞洲大國急著與全球最大的液化天然氣出口國之一達成長期協議。