Attendees of the 6th GECF summit of heads of state and government pose for a group photo in Doha, Qatar February 22, 2022. Reuters/Imad Creidi
Doha: The Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani said on Tuesday that Qatar's liquefied natural gas production capacity will rise to 126 million tonnes a year by 2027.
The Amir inaugurated the sixth summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum, which is being held under the slogan “Natural Gas: Shaping the Future of Energy” at the Sheraton Doha Hotel this morning.
Speaking at the summit hosted in Doha, Amir renewed calls for further dialogue among member countries of the gas forum, as well as gas importers and exporters to ensure the security of global gas supply. "To further promote our role in the production of natural gas, we are endeavouring towards increasing our LNG production capacity from 77 million tonnes yearly to 126 million tonnes yearly by 2027," he said.
A carbon capture facility Qatar is building - the biggest in the Middle East - will isolate and store 2.5 million tonnes of carbon per year in four years. By 2030, the facility will isolate 9 million tonnes per year.
“During the past two decades, the world has witnessed a great change in the energy map, in which natural gas occupied a large space, for various reasons, including that it is the least harmful energy source among other fossil energy sources,” H H The Amir said.
“The Gas Exporting Countries Forum has played a major role in enhancing the contribution of natural gas to supporting economies and facing environmental challenges, which also contributes to achieving sustainable development goals,” he added.
