{"id":327898,"date":"2026-01-12T16:19:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T20:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/?p=327898"},"modified":"2026-01-12T13:45:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T17:45:52","slug":"qatarenergy-to-export-24-lng-cargoes-to-egypt","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/qatarenergy-to-export-24-lng-cargoes-to-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"QatarEnergy to export 24 LNG cargoes to Egypt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

QatarEnergy<\/strong> and Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)<\/strong> that will allow for the supply of up to 24 cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG)<\/a><\/strong> during the summer of 2026. The partnership seeks to strengthen energy cooperation between the two countries and meet the Egyptian market’s growing demand for gas. <\/p>\n\n

The signing of the agreement took place in Doha, at QatarEnergy’s headquarters, in the presence of the Qatari Minister of Energy and CEO of the company, Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, and his Egyptian counterpart, Karim Badawi.<\/p>\n\n

Supporting Egypt’s energy demand<\/h2>\n\n

The LNG supply<\/a><\/strong> to Egypt is scheduled for the 2026 summer season<\/strong>, an important period when the North African country’s energy demand intensifies due to high industrial and domestic consumption. This delivery is part of a cooperation that had already been brewing with previous agreements between the two nations. <\/p>\n\n

Al-Kaabi stressed that this new step “strengthens the bilateral relationship” and allows QatarEnergy to contribute to Egyptian economic and industrial development through a secure and stable energy supply.<\/p>\n\n

QatarEnergy and EGAS aim for long-term agreements<\/h2>\n\n

In addition to the 24 agreed cargoes, QatarEnergy and Egypt’s state-owned Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) agreed to begin talks to establish additional long-term LNG supplies<\/strong>. This dialogue opens the door to sustained cooperation that could make Qatar one of Egypt’s main energy suppliers in the coming years. <\/p>\n\n

Both parties believe that the use of LNG represents an efficient and flexible solution<\/strong> to support the energy transition and ensure security of supply in the country of the Nile.<\/p>\n\n

A strategy in line with QatarEnergy’s global expansion<\/h2>\n\n

This agreement is also part of QatarEnergy’s global expansion strategy, which seeks to increase its LNG export capacity by LNG export capacity<\/a><\/strong> from the current 77 million tons per year to 160 million tons in the coming years. Projects such as North Field in Qatar and Golden Pass in the United States, a partnership with ExxonMobil, are key parts of this ambition. <\/p>\n\n

Source: QatarEnergy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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