[GGP] Qatar & Shifts in the Global Natural Gas Market
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This is an episode Center on Global Energy Policy’s Columbia Energy Exchange podcast series.
Qatar, a small Middle Eastern nation by population and landmass, is a huge player in the global natural gas market and holds the world's third largest reserves after Russia and Iran. Qatar is also the world's largest exporter of LNG, and the nation just recently ended its moratorium on development of offshore gas fields. It has ambitions to raise gas production by thirty percent.
To understand what these developments mean for the natural gas sector, global development, and recent geopolitical issues in the region, host Jason Bordoff speaks with HE Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah on a new episode of Columbia Energy Exchange. Attiyah is the former deputy prime minister and minister of energy and industry in Qatar. He started his career at the ministry of finance and petroleum in 1972, and for nearly two decades in the 1990's and 2000's he was energy minister, overseeing Qatar's rise as a global gas superpower. He has been a central player to develop the modern day LNG market as we know it today.
Among many topics they discuss, several include:
- The rise of Qatar as an important global natural gas player
- The future of a globally integrated gas market
- Reasons for and implications of Qatar's decision to lift its moratorium on gas production
- Recent regional tensions and the impact on the current embargo on Qatar
Listen to the full conversation
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