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    Qatar signs 27-year deal with China as LNG competition heats up

    November 21, 2022
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    – Kaabi says talks with other Chinese, European buyers ongoing
    – Says buyers may take up to a 5% stake in expansion
    – Says deal signals importance of secure long-term supply

    *Qatar Petroleum District headquarters

    Doha — QatarEnergy has signed a 27-year deal to supply China’s Sinopec with liquefied natural gas (LNG), the longest such LNG agreement so far as volatile markets drive buyers to seek long-term deals.

    Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, competition for LNG has become intense, with Europe in particular needing vast amounts to help replace Russian pipeline gas that used to make up almost 40% of the continent’s imports.

    “Today is an important milestone for the first sales and purchase agreement (SPA) for North Field East project, it is 4 million tonnes for 27 years to Sinopec of China,” QatarEnergy chief Saad al-Kaabi told Reuters in Doha, shortly before the deal signing.

    “It signifies long-term deals are here and important for both seller and buyer,” he said.

    The North Field is part of the world’s biggest gas field that Qatar shares with Iran, which calls its share South Pars.

    QatarEnergy earlier this year signed five deals for North Field East (NFE), the first and larger of the two-phase North Field expansion plan, which includes six LNG trains that will ramp up Qatar’s liquefaction capacity to 126 million tonnes per year by 2027 from 77 million.

    It later signed contracts with three partners for North Field South (NFS), the second phase of the expansion.

    Monday’s deal, confirmed by Sinopec, is the first supply deal to be announced for NFE.

    “We are very happy about this deal with Sinopec because we have had a long-term relationship in the past and this takes our relationship to new heights as we have an SPA that will last into the 2050s,” Kaabi said.

    LONG-TERM SUPPLY
    Kaabi said negotiations with other buyers in China and Europe that want to have security of supply were ongoing.

    Qatar is already the world’s top LNG exporter, and its North Field expansion project will boost that position and help guarantee long-term supplies of gas to Europe as the continent seeks alternatives to Russian flows.

    “I think the recent volatility has driven buyers to understand the importance of having long-term supply,” Kaabi said.

    He added negotiations for an equity stake in the Gulf country’s expansion project were ongoing with several entities.

    The supply contract is a key component for an integrated partnership in the NFE, Sinopec said in a statement, indicating it could be involved in stake negotiations.

    QatarEnergy has maintained a 75% stake overall in the expansion and could give up to a 5% stake from its holding to some buyers, Kaabi said.

    Sources told Reuters in June that China’s national oil majors were in advanced talks with Qatar to invest in NFE.

    *Andrew Mills & Maha El Dahan; Chen Aizhu; editing: Jason Neely & Mark Potter – Reuters

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