Al-Kaabi: Strong Qatar-Japan relations.
Qatargas has successfully delivered around 2,300 LNG cargoes to Japanese customers since 1997, said Qatar Petroleum president and CEO Saad Sherida al-Kaabi.
He was speaking at the annual reception hosted by Qatargas for Japanese partners, clients and contracting companies in Japan recently.
Qatargas CEO Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa al-Thani and other senior official from QP and Qatargas attended the event.
Al-Kaabi and the senior delegation held talks with senior executives of major Japanese corporations during their recent visit to Japan.
The meetings and discussions focused on various aspects of existing and future cooperation between Japanese clients and partner companies and Qatar Petroleum and its companies, particularly in the LNG trade.
It included the chairmen, presidents, and senior executives of Chubu Electric, Tokyo Electric (Tepco), Kansai Electric, Tohoku Electric, Bank of Tokyo – Mitsubishi UFJ, Idemitsu, Mitsui OSK Lines, Chiyoda Corp, Mitsui & Co Marubeni Corp, JX Nippon oil and gas exploration, and LNG Japan.
Discussions also included major companies such as NYK Line, JGC, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp, Mizuho Bank, K Line, Itochu Corp, Cosmo Oil Company, UPD Bunduq, and Jera.
Al-Kaabi hailed the strong Qatari-Japanese relations, which covered a wide spectrum of activities, and said, “The LNG trade lies at the heart of these special ties”.
Discussions with Japanese LNG buyers focused on increasing Qatari LNG exports to Japan, and expanding cooperation in other areas of mutual interest.
Al-Kaabi said, “Qatargas was started in the early 1990s as an entirely dedicated project to Japanese customers, leading to 1997 – the year of the first Qatari LNG shipment to Japan”.
“As of today, I am proud to say that we have successfully delivered around 2,300 LNG cargoes to our Japanese customers”, al-Kaabi said.
He voiced his appreciation for all the Japanese partners and clients for their confidence and cooperation, and said, “We continue to place the highest priority on maintaining a safe and reliable LNG supply to our friends in Japan”, and stressing that “Qatargas will continue to be the trusted and reliable LNG supplier of choice.”
