Germany, Qatar ink ’26 LNG deal

DOHA, Qatar — Qatar is to supply liquefied natural gas to Germany under a 15-year deal signed Tuesday as the European economic powerhouse scrambles to replace Russian gas supplies that have been cut during the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Officials gave no dollar value for the LNG deal, which begins in 2026. Under the agreement, Qatar would send up to 2 million tons of gas to Germany through an under-construction terminal at Brunsbuettel.

The deal involves Qatar Energy, the nation’s state-run firm, and ConocoPhillips, which has stakes in Qatar’s offshore natural gas field in the Persian Gulf that it shares with Iran. Germany, which got more than half its gas from Russia before the war, hasn’t received any gas from Russia since August.