H H Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, the Amir of the State of Kuwait, received H E Saad Sherida Al Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the President and CEO of Qatar Petroleum, at Bayan Palace in Kuwait City.
Talks during the meeting covered various aspects of the brotherly relations between the State of Kuwait and the State of Qatar and cooperation in the energy field.
The meeting with His Highness was attended by
H E Dr Khaled A Al Fadhel, the Minister of Oil and the Minister of Electricity & Water, the Chairman of the Board of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, and the delegation accompanying Minister Al Kaabi.
It came on the occasion of the signing of a long term gas Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) between Qatar Petroleum (QP) and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation.
Under the terms of the SPA, Qatar Petroleum will supply of up to three million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to the State of Kuwait.
Under the 15-year agreement, LNG deliveries to Kuwait's new world- class LNG receiving terminal at Al Zour Port will commence in 2022 to support meeting Kuwait's growing energy needs and demand, particularly in the power generation sector.