Middle East / Africa
Country profile: Qatar
| Location: | Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia |
| Climate: | arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers |
| Terrain: | mostly flat and barren desert covered with loose sand and gravel |
| Size: | 11437 sq. km total (Land area: 11437 sq. km ) |
| Population: | 928,635 (July 2008 est.) |
| Languages: | Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language |
| Government: | emirate |
| Capital city: | Doha |
| Legal system: | based on Islamic and civil law codes; discretionary system of law controlled by the Amir, although civil codes are being implemented; Islamic law dominates family and personal matters; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Currency: | Qatari rial (QAR) |
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Country profile
While Qatar is a member of the Organization of the Oil Exporting Countries (OPEC) and is a significant oil producer, the government has devoted more resources to the development of natural gas in recent years, particularly for export as liquefied natural gas (LNG). In 2006, Qatar reportedly surpassed Indonesia to become the largest exporter of LNG in the world.
Together, revenues from the oil and natural gas sectors amount to 60 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). Domestically, the vast majority of Qatar’s total energy consumption comes from natural gas (79 percent), while the balance is supplied by oil.
Energy production and consumption
| Oil | Gas | |
| Production: | 1 million bbl/day (2005 est.) | 43 billion cu m (2005 est.) |
| Consumption: | 95,000 bbl/day (2004) | 17 billion cu m (2005 est.) |
| Exports: | 960,600 bbl/day (2004) | 25 billion cu m (2005 est.) |
| Imports: | ||
| Reserves: | 15 billion bbl (2007 est.) | 25 trillion cu m (1 January 2007 est.) |
| Major fields: |
Qatar - recent news
| 03 Mar 26 |
QatarEnergy to stop production of LNG Due to military attacks on QatarEnergy’s operating facilities in Ras Laffan Industrial City and Mesaieed Industrial City in the State of Qatar, QatarEnergy has ceased production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and associated products. |
| 25 Feb 26 |
Qatar: Technip Energies awarded a major LNG contract for the North Field West project by QatarEnergy Technip Energies, as leader of a joint venture with Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) and Gulf Asia Contracting (GAC), has been awarded a major Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning (EPCC) contract by QatarEnergy for the onshore LNG facilities of the North Field West (NFW) project. |
| 11 Feb 26 |
Qatar: Worley selected by Samsung C&T for CO2 sequestration project in Qatar Worley has been awarded a contract by Samsung C&T Corporation to deliver detailed engineering services for the QatarEnergy LNG Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Project, a carbon dioxide (CO2) LNG sequestration project in Qatar. |
| 04 Feb 26 |
Qatar: PETRONAS signs 20-year LNG supply agreement with QatarEnergy PETRONAS LNG, a subsidiary of PETRONAS, has signed a 20-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with QatarEnergy, the first long-term LNG supply agreement between the two companies. |
| 02 Feb 26 |
Qatar: McDermott secures landmark definition engineering contract for Qatar's first major offshore decommissioning project McDermott has been awarded a decommissioning definition engineering contract by QatarEnergy for the State of Qatar's inaugural offshore decommissioning initiative. Under the contract scope, McDermott will develop a comprehensive technical and commercial framework and conduct detailed techno-economic studies to ensure the safe and systematic retirement and removal of 27 aging offshore platforms. |
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