QatarEnergy Inks Gas Supply Deal for China With Shell

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Qatar has agreed to supply three million tonnes of gas a year to China in a deal with London-headquartered energy giant Shell, the emirate’s state energy company said on Monday.

The liquefied natural gas deliveries would begin in January as part of a “new long-term sale and purchase agreement”, QatarEnergy said in a statement without specifying the duration of the deal.

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