Qatar Doubles Down on Global Gas Bet

The tiny Persian Gulf nation is adding yet more LNG capacity on the assumption demand will keep climbing.

Ras Laffan Industrial City, where Qatar produces liquefied natural gas.

Photographer: KARIM JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images

Welcome to Energy Daily, our guide to the energy and commodities markets powering the global economy. Today, senior reporter Stephen Stapczynski reflects on Qatar’s bold gas ambitions as the nation plans another expansion in output. To get this newsletter sent straight to your inbox, sign up here.

Qatar is unwavering in its view that the world isn’t investing enough in natural gas. And the tiny Middle Eastern nation is trying to fix that.