Scholz receives the Emir of Qatar - it's about the gas
Created: 05/20/2022, 15:01
By: Anna-Katharina Ahnefeld
Qatar: Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, here during a visit to Spain.
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The Russian war against Ukraine is turning its gaze towards Qatar for natural gas supplies.
After Robert Habeck, Chancellor Scholz now meets the Emir.
Qatar instead of Moscow: Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) will receive Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on Friday, May 20, 2022.
One of the topics is energy supplies.
This news ticker on the visit of the Sheikh of Qatar in Berlin is updated regularly.
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The escalating Ukraine conflict has revealed the need to rid ourselves of the Russian drip.
Qatar is now supposed to partially replace Russian gas supplies.
Two months after Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) visited the emirate, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) received the emir of the Gulf state in Berlin on Friday (1:45 p.m.).
According to the federal government, the talks with Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani will focus on regional and economic policy issues, and a press conference is planned for 3 p.m.
Habeck had agreed a long-term energy partnership with Qatar.
Qatar is one of the world's largest exporters of liquefied natural gas (LNG).
The state visit will also deal with further billions in investments in German companies.
After commitments at Volkswagen, Deutsche Bank, Siemens Energy, Curevac and Hapag-Lloyd, Qatar is already the largest investor from the Middle East in the German economy.
The Emir of Qatar will also be received by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday morning at 11 a.m.
Scholz receives Emir from Qatar - Gulf state wants to deliver liquefied natural gas as early as 2024
The Gulf state wants to deliver liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Germany as early as 2024.
"We want our US liquid gas plant Golden Pass in Texas, in which Qatar Energy holds 70 percent, to be ready by 2024 so that we can deliver to Germany," said the Deputy Prime Minister of the Gulf State, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the
Handelsblatt
.
Additional gas volumes would then be added a little later, said the Deputy Prime Minister: "The expansion of production in our North Dome gas field will be completed in 2026, maybe even as early as 2025." North Dome is the world's largest gas field, which Qatar and Iran are located under the Persian Gulf divide.
By 2026 at the latest, Qatari gas production is to be increased from the current 77 to 126 million tons of LNG.
So far, according to the information, it had been said that the world's largest liquid gas exporter could only supply Germany with large quantities if the state-owned company Qatar Energy had increased production to 126 million tons of LNG annually.
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aka/dpa/AFP
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