A joint research team of Qatar University (QU) and the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) has worked on a scientific project to address challenges posed by lack of cleaning and continuous production of wastewater that the world faces. It also addressed issue of renewable energy, including clean energy sources such as biofuels.
QU and MME entered into an agreement in 2018 to establish joint cooperation in various fields related to scientific, administrative and technical research, including a research on"...

Qatar Petroleum has received the “New Venturer of the Year Award” as part of the Wood Mackenzie Exploration Awards 2020, in recognition of its outstanding and growing international exploration presence around the globe.
Wood Mackenzie said, “Qatar Petroleum embodies the future in terms of high-impact exploration from National Oil Companies. It is building an impressive acreage footprint in many of the world’s most exciting basins, partnering with some of the best operators in these plays, the"...

Qatar Petroleum has commenced an In-Country Value (ICV) evaluation in the energy sector tenders through “Tawteen”, the localisation programme for services and industries in Qatar’s energy sector.

The ICV program will alter the way in which the procurement process is conducted in the energy sector, where suppliers and contractors who are contributing most to the local economy will gain a commercial advantage in the competitive bidding process.

The launch follows a six-month grace"...

Total has started expanding its solar research zone at the Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI) Outdoor Test Facility, part of Hamad Bin Khalifa University.
The construction works, which began in mid-June, are expected to last for 2 months.
This 34 kWp extension, built by Total’s Gas, Renewables & Power division, specifically T-Lab (Technology, Research and Development Department based in Paris), will consist of three trackers, bifacial modules, different inverters and power optimisers,"...

Schlumberger Limited is providing the following disclosure pursuant to L. 225-102-3 of the French Commercial Code (“FCC”) , which requires disclosures of certain payments made by Schlumberger Limited and its consolidated subsidiaries (together, the “Company”) to governments for the year ended December 31, 2019 relating to “extractive industries” as defined by, and required under, the FCC. The following schedules disclose the payments made by the Company in 2019 to governments in Bolivia,"...

Qatargas Operating Company Limited (Qatargas) on Tuesday announced the delivery of the first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on a Q-Flex LNG carrier to the Adriatic LNG receiving terminal in Italy.
The cargo aboard the Qatargas-chartered LNG vessel ‘Tembek’ was loaded at Ras Laffan on June 9, 2020, and delivered to the Adriatic LNG terminal on June 21, 2020.
This is the first cargo discharge operation by Qatargas to this LNG terminal involving a Q-Flex LNG carrier.
The Adriatic LNG terminal"...

London: Energy giant Royal Dutch Shell will take a vast charge of up to $22 billion (19.6 billion euros) due to chronic fallout from coronavirus and collapsing oil prices, it announced Tuesday.

The Anglo-Dutch company said in a statement that it will face a charge of between $15 billion and $22 billion in the second quarter, after crude futures had suffered a spectacular crash on COVID-19 fallout, the Saudi-Russia price war and oversupply.

Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Company (MPHC) is on course to complete the sixth furnace project by 2022 to increase its ethylene production by 7 percent, a senior official of the company said on Wednesday.
Talking to Qatar Tribune on the sidelines of the company’s annual general meeting in Doha, Qatar Petroleum Privatized Companies Affairs Manager Mohammed Jaber al Sulaiti said, “Being developed at an estimated cost of QR391 million, this project is predicated on positive capital returns and increased operational"...

By expanding the size of its fleet, entering into joint ventures agreements, Nakilat has reinforced its position as a global leader in energy transportation and maritime services in 2019, Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, Chairman of Nakilat Board said yesterday.

Addressing the Annual General Meeting of Nakilat yesterday, the Chairman noted that Nakilat currently stands out with a fleet strength of 74 vessels, comprising of the world’s largest"...

Doha: Qatar Petroleum announced that it has entered into a binding agreement to acquire Yara’s 25% stake in Qatar Fertiliser Company (“QAFCO”). The transaction will mark the conclusion of a successful, long standing partnership.

Since its establishment as a joint venture company in 1969, QAFCO has become the world’s largest single-site urea producer, representing a significant percentage of the world’s traded urea volumes."...