Gazprom and Qatar seek joint gas investments

Qatar plans to pursue joint investments with Gazprom after the Russian gas-export giant opened an office in Doha, Qatar's energy minister said.

"Qatar is always looking for opportunities to cooperate, especially for investment throughout the world," Mohammed Saleh al Sada said.

Russia and Qatar, holders of the world's first- and third-biggest gas reserves respectively, have increased cooperation since the Persian Gulf country raised exports of liquefied natural gas to Europe, Gazprom's largest market. Qatar, the biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas, is pursuing energy projects abroad amid a moratorium on new development of its North Field, the world's largest gas reservoir.

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