Qatar on Tuesday assured the European Union that the Gulf state stays a “dependable vitality provider” amid the continued battle within the Center East.
That was in accordance with a quick on-line assertion by the European Fee a few assembly between its director-general for vitality, Ditte Juul-Jorgensen, and Qatari Vitality Minister Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi.
Final week, Qatar – which in accordance with Fee knowledge has been the EU’s third-biggest provider of liquefied pure gasoline (LNG) – declared power majeure on its LNG operations.
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“Discussions in the course of the assembly, which was held nearly, handled the affect of the continued regional battle on the worldwide vitality trade and methods to make sure the safety of vitality provides”, the Fee mentioned.
“Qatar underlined its dedication to stay a dependable vitality provider and regarded ahead to persevering with and strengthening its long-standing vitality cooperation with the EU.
“The Fee expressed the EU’s solidarity with Qatar in gentle of the present regional tensions and reaffirmed the significance it attaches to the steadiness and safety of world vitality provide”.
In line with the Fee’s newest quarterly gasoline market report, Qatar accounted for eight p.c or 2.7 billion cubic meters (95.35 billion cubic ft) of LNG imported by the EU within the second quarter of 2025. Qatar’s LNG exports to the EU accounted for 4 p.c of complete pure gasoline – liquefied and pipeline gasoline – imported by the EU in April-June 2025.
Rigzone despatched requests to the Fee and Qatar’s Authorities Communications Workplace and Overseas Affairs Ministry asking for particulars if Tuesday’s assembly tackled Qatari provide of LNG to the bloc.
In a press release Monday about an earlier assembly between EU leaders and the Gulf Cooperation Council, Qatar’s Overseas Affairs Ministry mentioned, citing Prime Minister and Overseas Affairs Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, “assaults on vitality amenities and the challenges going through maritime navigation within the Gulf compelled Qatar to undertake short-term measures to make sure the security of vitality infrastructure and personnel”.
“[F]ull provide will resume as soon as the state of affairs stabilizes and the security of amenities is assured”, the assertion mentioned, citing the prime minister.
On March 2 state-owned QatarEnergy introduced, “On account of navy assaults on QatarEnergy’s working amenities in Ras Laffan Industrial Metropolis and Mesaieed Industrial Metropolis within the State of Qatar, QatarEnergy has ceased manufacturing of liquefied pure gasoline and related merchandise”.
On the next day it mentioned it was “stopping the manufacturing of some downstream merchandise within the State of Qatar, together with urea, polymers, methanol, aluminum and different merchandise”.
On March 4 QatarEnergy declared power majeure.
A press release from the European Fee on March 5 mentioned the EU didn’t but count on any speedy affect from the battle on the safety of oil and gasoline provide within the bloc.
“In case of a chronic closure of the strait of Hormuz or additional disruptions, the EU safety of oil and gasoline provide will likely be reassessed”, the Fee mentioned on the time.
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