Energy majors bid for Qatar LNG project despite lower returns

Six top western energy firms – Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell, TotalEnergies, ConocoPhillips, Chevron and Italy’s Eni – are vying to partner in the vast expansion of Qatar’s LNG output. This comes despite Qatar Petroleum offering international bidders returns of around 8% to 10% on their investment, down from around 15% to 20% returns Exxon, Total, Shell and Conoco have seen from earlier LNG facilities.