Majors Confirm Qatar LNG Expansion Bids

摘要

Royal Dutch Shell,Exxon Mobil and TotalEnergies have all confirmed that they submitted bids for stakes in the first phase of Qatar's massive LNG expansion project.The CEOs of the three major oil companies all argued on Tuesday that LNG will play a strong role in the world's transition to low-carbon energy.They spoke during a panel discussion at the Qatar Economic Forum,which also included Qatari Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi.The strong interest in Qatar's LNG expansion comes as no surprise(IOD Feb.8'21).ConocoPhillips,Chevron and Eni were also short-listed and additional discussions about equity stakes have also been held with Qatar's Asian LNG customers.