Gulf Times: Qatar has long-term commitment to UK’s energy security: al-Marri

Energy is a hugely politicised subject in the UK with the main industry players under mounting pressure to keep a lid on prices not just from consumers but regulators. Now a big question is looming over who should control the North Sea oil and gas supplies. With Scotland debating whether it should become an independent country, the stakes over management of the remaining reserves are rising. To the extent that Monday saw the UK cabinet convening in Aberdeen, the heartland of the oil and gas industry, in only the second such gathering in Scotland since 1921. Just a few miles away Ministers from the Scottish government held their own talks on this sensitive subject. It was a case of High Noon at the gas field.

Far removed from all this political turmoil, in the South of Wales, lies an important part of the answer to the UK’s energy needs. Energy that travels over 6,811 nautical miles from the Port of Ras Laffan in Qatar to the deep water port of Milford Haven. Energy that arrives in state of the art, double-hulled ships to the South Hook LNG Terminal where the liquefied natural gas (LNG) is converted from a liquid back into a gas and delivered to the UK’s homes and business via the national grid.  MORE