Qatar secures second major LNG supply deal with China

A Qatari LNG tanker ship being loaded up with liquefied natural gas at Ras Laffan port, northern Qatar [AP Photo]

Qatar has signed a 27-year gas supply deal with China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), the Gulf nation’s second major gas supply deal with a Chinese state-controlled company in less than a year.

QatarEnergy and CNPC signed the agreement on Tuesday under which China will purchase four million metric tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) annually from the Gulf Arab state.