One of the biggest challenges that humanity faces is how to provide the energy need to lift billions of people out of poverty while avoiding catastrophic climate change. We introduced this topic in a recent economic commentary: Natural gas essential for transition to low carbon energy where we focused top-down on the factors driving energy demand and greenhouse gas “emissions”, mainly carbon dioxide (CO2).

We made the statement that"...

DOHA: Qatar Petroleum’s localisation initiative “Tawteen”, launched on February 18, 2019 had a large participation of official bodies and entities, energy sector companies, and a wide spectrum of service providers and supporting industries.

Tawteen offers new business opportunities for investors. These opportunities are largely in the supply chain of the Energy sector companies; in addition, Tawteen is offering investors opportunities"...

Qatar Petroleum’s localisation initiative “Tawteen” launched in February 2019, is witnessing a large participation of official bodies and entities, energy sector companies, and a wide spectrum of service providers and supporting industries, the company said in a statement on Saturday.
Tawteen received a significant turnout of around 1,500 applications through its investor portal from local investors and global leading suppliers for about 100 new investment opportunities.
Tawteen offers investment"...

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Natural gas is by far the cleanest fossil fuel, Qatar National Bank (QNB) said in its weekly report, noting that humanity faces one of the biggest challenges to provide cheap energy to lift billions of people out of poverty while avoiding catastrophic climate change.
Renewables such as solar panels, hydroelectric dams and wind turbines do not directly emit carbon dioxide when they are producing energy. So, one might think that we can reduce emissions and solve the problem of climate change by switching completely"...

Doha: Qatar Fuel Company (Woqod) has recorded a net profit of QR548m (excluding minority rights) for the first half of 2019, an increase of QR45m or 9 percent compared to QR503m reported for the same period in 2018.

The achieved increase in profit levels is attributable to the increase in sales as well as the efforts exerted towards enhancing the capability and efficiency of the Group activities and business operations and to the reduction of General"...

DOHA: ENGIE, the global reference in low-carbon energy generation and services, has attained recognition with its local partners, Qatar Power Company (QPOWER) and Ras Girtas Power Company (RGPC), for their outstanding record in health and safety policies.

Designed to prevent any Lost Time Accident (LTA), ENGIE has recorded 13 consecutive years in Qatar without any major injuries or incidents.

ENGIE’s"...

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Nakilat has reported a net profit of QR476 million for the first half of the year ended June 30 2019, an increase of 7 percent compared to the same period in 2018, the company announced in a statement on Wednesday.
Nakilat’s strong financial performance is driven by long-term strategic plans towards achieving the company’s goals, championed by the Board of Directors, the statement said.
The acquisition of two additional liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers and one Floating Storage Regasification"...

Qatar Petroleum has signed an $8 billion deal with Chevron Phillips Chemical Company to develop a new world-scale petrochemical project in the Gulf Coast region of the US, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.
The signing took place in the presence of the Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, and the US President Donald Trump, at the White House on Tuesday.
The agreement was signed by HE Saad Sherida al Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs, President and CEO of Qatar Petroleum, and Mark E Lashier,"...

DOHA: Qatargas Operating Company Limited (Qatargas) sponsored and presented the Best Overall Prize at the 16th Annual Plant Design Competition, organised by Qatar University’s Chemical Engineering Department. With a rich legacy dating back to 2004, Qatargas and Qatar University’s Chemical Engineering Department are proud to provide students with opportunities to gain world-class engineering experience.

With 22 teams vying for the prestigious"...

Doha: Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) has adopted a multi-dimensional and multi-layered approach to enhance its services and service channels for all segments of customers.

“We have implemented multiple planned and ongoing customer centric initiatives in a bid to serve the customers in an excellent way,” Eng. Ibrahim Mohammed Al Emadi, Manager of Planning and Quality Department of Kahramaa told The Peninsula"...