Qatar vows to stop EU gas sales if fined under due diligence law, FT reports

Ukraine stops the transit of Russian gas. Hungary and Slovakia are threatened by an energy crisis. The Slovakian head of government sparked outrage at the weekend by accepting an invitation from Vladimir Putin.

Qatar Gas Supplies: Qatar is threatening to cut off gas supplies to Europe in response to a new EU law on responsible business conduct. How…

The Doha minister threatens to stop supplies if Brussels applies the law that imposes environmental standards on foreign companies. Crisis for the Union and Italy: 41% of cargo imports come from the Arab country. Almost three years after the start of the conflict in Ukraine, we are back on track...

Qatar Threatens to Halt LNG Exports to Europe Over Green Regulations

One of the world’s top LNG exporters, Qatar, is threatening to stop shipping its gas to the European Union if the bloc moves to strictly enforce a new corporate sustainability directive with fines on non-compliant firms, Qatar’s Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi told the Financial Times in an interview published this weekend.   Earlier this year, the EU formally adopted the corporate sustainability due diligence directive. These new EU-wide rules in…

Qatar will stop supplying liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the EU if member states strictly enforce a new law that tackles forced labor and environmental damage, Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi told the British Financial Times. Qatar also supplies the Netherlands.

Qatar will stop supplying gas to the European Union if member states begin implementing a new EU law that requires companies that violate human rights and cause environmental damage to be fined, Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi said in an interview published in the Financial Times (FT) on Sunday.