Qatar and Japan Discuss Major LNG Supply Deal

QatarEnergy is in talks with Japanese energy companies over a long-term supply deal for liquefied natural gas from the expanded North Field. According to an exclusive Reuters report that cited unnamed sources, the volume under discussion is a minimum of 3 million tons annually, to be split between several Japanese companies, which include heavyweights JERA and Mitsui & Co. Qatar is already the largest supplier of LNG to resource-scarce Japan. The deal, over the Reuters sources, would strengthen the Gulf state’s dominant position on the…