LNG

Qatar Petroleum said all the contracts for the expansion project at the Ras Laffan complex would be awarded by the end of 2018 while the new 100 million tonnes per annum production target would be met by the end of 2023.

Morocco is hoping to join the ranks of global liquefied natural gas importers after its national power and water company appointed international financial and legal advisers for the development of LNG and power infrastructure to meet the North African kingdom's rising energy needs.