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- Itochu in talks with Qatar on Vietnam petchem plant22 September 2010
Project aims to create a cracking furnace, with a capacity of about 1.4m tonnes per year.
- Qatar mulls ending chemical project with Exxon10 August 2010
Qatar Petroleum will select as a partner 'the company that makes the best proposal.'
- Qatar budgets $30.7bn for energy through 201426 July 2010
Qatar scheduled to raise its annual capacity to produce LNG to 77m tons from 54m.
- S&P upgrades Qatar and Qatar Petroleum to 'AA'5 July 2010
Analysts expect Qatar's real GDP per capita to expand by close to 11% in 2010.
- Qatar Petroleum agrees LNG sale to Bangladesh6 June 2010
Firm agrees to sell LNG worth between $1-$1.5bn to South Asian nation.
- Qatar appoints new Qatargas CEO1 June 2010
Sheikh Khalid Bin Khalifa Al Thani to be the new head of state-run Qatargas company.
- Qatar to raise power capacity to 9,000 megawatts18 May 2010
Gulf nation will be ready to discuss exporting power once it receives a 'real offer'.
- Shell, CNPC and Qatar Petroleum agree on gas exploration deal 16 May 2010
30 year deal will cover onshore and offshore exploration and production for natural gas.
- Total Al Khaleej gas cost to be $4.7bn - Qatar10 May 2010
Second phase of project started early in 2010 and adds to Qatar's domestic gas supply.
- Qatar opens $5.7bn smelter plant13 April 2010
HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani officially inaugurates huge plant south of Doha.
- Qatar to start Ras Laffan refinery expansion in 20116 April 2010
Increase in production to be aimed at markets in Southeast Asia and Europe.
- Al Khaleej Gas Project Ph 2 begins operations in Qatar24 February 2010
New facility has a capacity of 1,250mcfpd and was designed to meeting growing local demand.
- QP 'in talks to buy Barwa Financial District'14 February 2010
Qatar Petroleum will use district as its centre for administration and financial activities.
- Qatar Airways one step closer to carbon neutral growth11 January 2010
Joint agreement to develop bio fuel set between major aviation and energy players.
- Qatar's oil budgetary to be set at $55pb6 January 2010
Price is 'reasonable' and will protect Qatar from any 'unwanted surprises' - Al Attiyah
- Exxon, Qatar agree deal on $6bn chemical plant6 January 2010
Companies say project to produce chemicals for export to Asia slated for 2015 completion.
- Qatar halts further development of LNG plants7 December 2009
Expansion to only continue through the upgrading of existing units.
- Qatar eyes $9.8bn petro investment in Asia19 November 2009
Plans to build two plants by 2015 to tap demand from world's fastest growing region.
- Qatar eyes China as big new LNG volumes come online26 October 2009
World's biggest LNG exporter set to double production capacity this year.
- Gulf to play key role in future global finance - official30 September 2009
Qatar Petroleum chief says Islamic finance will be at forefront of recovery.
- Qatar to hit 5m boepd daily by 2014 - oil official17 August 2009
Figures assume planned energy expansion projects are completed on time.
- Qatar's RasGas says Train 6 starts LNG output12 August 2009
New train capable of producing 7.8m tonnes of LNG (liquified natural gas) annually.
- Qatar Petroleum set to invite bids for Al-Shaheen project12 August 2009
Senior official says that tender bids will be invited in Oct and contracts awarded in March.
- Qatar's $2.6bn Energy City sees tenants in 20109 June 2009
Infrastructure 70% complete, 25 to 50% of construction contracts awarded by end-2009.
- Qatar oil minister urges price caution31 May 2009
Minister says still too early for exporters to be optimistic, despite recent oil price rise on world markets.
- Itochu in talks with Qatar on Vietnam petchem plant22 September 2010