HE the Minister of State for Energy Affairs Saad bin Sherida al-Kaabi, also the president and CEO of QatarEnergy, met separately in Beijing with Dai Houliang, chairman of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC); Ma Yongsheng, chairman of Sinopec Corp, and Wang Dongjin, chairman, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). Discussions during the meetings focused on QatarEnergy relations with the three Chinese energy companies and means to enhance them. CNPC and Sinopec are partners in Qatar’s North Field Expansion projects and have signed 27-year LNG sales and purchase agreements. The meetings were attended by senior executives from QatarEnergy and QatarEnergy LNG, and from the three Chinese energy companies.