 Qatar said Monday it supported establishing an organization for gas exporting nations. In a press statement of the sidelines of celebrating the first issue of Qatar Petroleum's magazine, Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah said the technical committee assigned with examining the matter of establishing this organization will hold its first meeting tomorrow in Moscow.| Good guess, class. D'ya s'pose the subject came up in Kennebunkport? |
He noted that the committee was established by the sixth ministerial meeting of gas exporting nations last April in Doha, adding that the committee's findings will be submitted to the seventh ministerial meeting in Moscow during April of 2007 2008.
During a visit to Moscow last week, a number of issues relevant to gas exporting nations were discussed with Russian Industry and Energy Minister Victor Khristenko, said Al-Attiyah. The committee, headed by Russia, will handle restructuring the ministerial forum through examining establishing a powerful organization that would protect the interests of gas exporting countries and act as a tollbooth bridge between gas producers and consumers, he added. |