Sinopec gets first LNG cargo under new deal with Qatar – state media

While the Gulf monarchies are in quest of the monopoly on LNG market, China’s Sinopec Corp received its first cargo of liquefied natural gas under a new term supply deal signed last year with Qatar Petroleum. The tanker Al Sahla, carrying 94,000 tonnes of Qatari gas, was discharged into Sinopec’s Tianjin terminal. This is part of a deal signed with Qatar Petroleum last March for an annual supply of 2 million tonnes for 10 years, with supply starting this month.