China Seals One of the Biggest LNG Deals Ever With Qatar

  • Qatar to send Sinopec 4 million tons of LNG a year from 2026
  • Agreement comes as China looks to bolster energy security

A Sinopec LNG terminal in in Tianjin, China. Qatar will send Sinopec 4 million tons of LNG a year starting in 2026.

Photographer: VCG/Visual China Group
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China signed a landmark $60 billion agreement for purchases of liquefied natural gas from Qatar, as the world’s second-largest economy looks to bolster its energy security for decades.