- Qatar has agreed to supply Sinopec with natural gas for 27 years, the Gulf emirate's state-owned energy company said Saturday, its second such deal with the Chinese firm. Doha will supply three million tonnes of gas a year under the deal, QatarEnergy said, announcing another agreement granting the Chinese oil giant for a further share of Qatar's North Field gas expansion project. The expansion, which broke ground last month, contains the world's biggest natural gas reserves and extends under the Gulf into Iranian territory. Under the deal inked in Shanghai, QatarEnergy will give Sinopec a five percent interest in a joint venture with a six million tonnes per year capacity in the second phase the expansion, North Field South. Asian countries led by China, Japan and South Korea are the main market for Qatar's gas, which has been increasingly sought by European countries since Russia's invasion of Ukraine early last year. In April, state-owned Sinopec became the first Asian firm to secure a stake in the Qatari expansion's first phase, North Field East. In 2022 the Chinese firm signed a 27-year supply deal with Qatar for four million tonnes of liquified natural gas (LNG) annually, which at the time was the longest in the industry. "These historic milestones are a testament to the excellent bilateral relations between the People's Republic of China and the state of Qatar as well as between Sinopec and QatarEnergy," the Gulf firm said in a statement. The first Sinopec deal was succeeded by a flurry of similar 27-year agreements with France's Total, Britain's Shell and Italy's Eni, all announced in recent weeks. In June this year, Qatar also announced a 27-year supply deal with the China National Petroleum Corporation. US giants ConocoPhillips and ExxonMobil have also signed deals to partner in the expansion. Qatar is one of the world's top LNG producers, alongside the United States, Australia and Russia. QatarEnergy estimates the North Field holds about 10 percent of the world's known natural gas reserves. csp/dv Eni QatarEnergy TotalEnergies
Doha will supply three million tonnes of gas a year under the deal, QatarEnergy said, announcing another agreement granting the Chinese oil giant for a further share of Qatar's North Field gas expansion project.
The expansion, which broke ground last month, contains the world's biggest natural gas reserves and extends under the Gulf into Iranian territory.
Under the deal inked in Shanghai, QatarEnergy will give Sinopec a five percent interest in a joint venture with a six million tonnes per year capacity in the second phase the expansion, North Field South.
Asian countries led by China, Japan and South Korea are the main market for Qatar's gas, which has been increasingly sought by European countries since Russia's invasion of Ukraine early last year.
In April, state-owned Sinopec became the first Asian firm to secure a stake in the Qatari expansion's first phase, North Field East.
In 2022 the Chinese firm signed a 27-year supply deal with Qatar for four million tonnes of liquified natural gas (LNG) annually, which at the time was the longest in the industry.
"These historic milestones are a testament to the excellent bilateral relations between the People's Republic of China and the state of Qatar as well as between Sinopec and QatarEnergy," the Gulf firm said in a statement.
The first Sinopec deal was succeeded by a flurry of similar 27-year agreements with France's Total, Britain's Shell and Italy's Eni, all announced in recent weeks.
In June this year, Qatar also announced a 27-year supply deal with the China National Petroleum Corporation.
US giants ConocoPhillips and ExxonMobil have also signed deals to partner in the expansion.
Qatar is one of the world's top LNG producers, alongside the United States, Australia and Russia.
QatarEnergy estimates the North Field holds about 10 percent of the world's known natural gas reserves.
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主要な主題:カタールと中国のシノペックとの合意による27年間の石油ガス供給。
主要な出来事:カタールのエネルギー会社が、中国のシノペックとの合意により、3百万トンの年間石油ガスを供給すると発表した。
カタールはまた、シノペックに、北部フィールドの石油ガス拡張プロジェクトのさらなるシェアを付与する取り決めを発表した。
直接的な長期的な経済への影響:カタールと中国のシノペックとの間で結ばれた取り決めにより、安定した石油ガス供給が確保されるため、カタール経済への直接的な長期的な効果が期待される。
潜在的な長期的な環境への影響:取り決めによる石油ガスの使用が増加する可能性があるため、環境への悪影響が懸念される。
潜在的な長期的な安全性への影響:取り決めが安定した石油ガス供給を確保することで、中東地域の安全性が高まる可能性がある。
地政学的および社会的な影響:カタールと中国のシノペックとの間で結ばれた取り決めは、2国間の関係を深化し、安全性を高めることで、地政学的および社会的な影響を与える可能性がある。
結論:カタールと中国のシノペックとの間で結ばれた27年間の石油ガス供給取り決めは、安定した石油ガス供給を確保し、中東地域への安全性を高め、カタールと中国の関係を深化させる可能性がある。
一方で、取り決めにより環境への影響が懸念される。
調査質問:カタールと中国のシノペックとの間で結ばれた取り決めがもたらす長期的な経済的、環境的、および安全的な影響について、具体的なデータを数値で示すことは可能ですか?