Deliveries are expected to begin in 2031 and continue through 2054 on a free-on-board basis, meaning QatarEnergy will handle shipping from the US loading ports.
Xinhua
24 October, 2026, 10:55 am
Last modified: 24 October, 2026, 11:11 am
Qatar's state-owned energy company QatarEnergy has signed two long-term agreements with Cheniere Energy, the largest US exporter of gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG), to purchase up to 4 million tonnes of LNG annually, QatarEnergy announced on Thursday (22 October).
Under the sale and purchase agreements, QatarEnergy will source LNG from Cheniere's Sabine Pass facility in Louisiana and Corpus Christi facility in Texas, the company said in a statement.
Deliveries are expected to begin in 2031 and continue through 2054 on a free-on-board basis, meaning QatarEnergy will handle shipping from the US loading ports.
The agreements were signed by Qatar's Minister of State for Energy Affairs Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, who is also QatarEnergy's president and chief executive, and Cheniere Energy Chairman and Chief Executive Jack Fusco.
QatarEnergy said the agreements reflected its confidence in LNG's long-term role in the global energy mix and its efforts to build a more flexible, diversified and competitive international LNG portfolio.