QatarEnergy, JERA sign 27-year agreement to supply Japan with LNG

Doha, Qatar: QatarEnergy signed a 27 year Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with JERA for the supply of up to 3 million tons per annum (MTPA) of LNG...

Doha, Qatar: QatarEnergy signed a 27-year Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with JERA for the supply of up to 3 million tons per annum (MTPA) of LNG from Qatar to Japan.

Under the terms of the SPA, signed on the sidelines of the 21st International Conference and Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG 2026) in Doha, deliveries will commence in 2028.

The agreement was signed by His Excellency Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the President and CEO of QatarEnergy, and Yukio Kani, the Global CEO and Chair of Jera Inc. in the presence of senior executives from both companies.

Commenting on this occasion, His Excellency Minister Al-Kaabi said: “We are delighted to further strengthen our long-standing relationship with JERA, a strategic partner and one of the leading LNG players globally, and to reaffirm our continued commitment to supporting Japan’s long term energy needs.”