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QatarEnergy Agrees to Buy 4 Million Tons of US LNG Per Year from Cheniere Through 2054
Read this in the Market Flux appQatarEnergy has signed its first US LNG offtake agreement, committing to purchase 4 million tons per year from Cheniere Energy through 2054. The deal covers supply from Cheniere's two US projects, with deliveries beginning in the early 2030s, and runs for roughly two decades beyond that.
The agreement marks a significant strategic pivot for Qatar, historically one of the world's largest LNG exporters. The ongoing Iran war has damaged Qatar's Ras Laffan facility and severely disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, forcing QatarEnergy to dramatically curtail its own production and cut flows to customers. By locking in long-term American supply, Qatar is positioning itself to continue meeting customer obligations even as its Gulf operations remain constrained.
The deal underscores how the Iran conflict is reshaping global LNG trade, pushing a major Gulf producer to become a buyer of Western supply for the first time and extending Cheniere's long-term contracted volumes well into mid-century.
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- SStapczynskiQatar signs huge new deal to buy American LNG as war upends Middle Eastern supply 🇶🇦 🤝 🇺🇸 QatarEnergy will buy 4m tons/year of LNG from Cheniere’s two US projects from the early 2030s The pact lasts through **2054** Qatar doubling down on LNG outside the Gulf
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- PolymarketJUST IN: Qatar signs a historic deal to import 4 million tons of American LNG annually through 2054.
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