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Overview

Table 1. Qatar’s energy overview, 2023
  Crude oil and other petroleum liquids Natural gas Coal Nuclear Hydro Other renewables Total
Primary energy consumption (quads) 2023a 0.5 1.9 -- --   < 0.1 2.4
Primary energy consumption (percentage) 22.3% 77.7% -- --   0.1% 100.0%
Primary energy production (quads) 2023a 3.2 6.7 -- --   < 0.1 10.0
Primary energy production (percentage) 32.5% 67.5% -- --   0.1% 100.0%
Electricity generation (terawatthours) -- 54.4 -- -- -- 1.9 56.4
Electricity generation (percentage) -- 96.4% -- -- -- 3.6% 100.0%
Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
Note: Quads=quadrillion British thermal units; -- signifies not applicable
aQatar consumes and produces only solar and biomass/waste energy from renewable energy sources.

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Figure 1. Qatar's total primary energy consumption, 2023
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Petroleum and Other Liquids

Figure 2. Qatar's total petroleum and other liquids production and consumption
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Figure 3. Map of Qatar’s major oil and natural gas fields (September 2025)

Figure 3. Map of Qatar’s major oil and natural gas fields (September 2025)

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration; National Energy Technology Laboratory, Global Oil and Gas Infrastructure Features Database; and World Bank


Table 2. Qatar’s crude oil projects, 2025
Project name Crude oil production capacity (thousand b/d) Start date Notes
Al Shaheen Phase 3 Development (Ruya Development) 100 2027 Several EOR development phases intended to bring field capacity back to 300,000 b/d.22
Bul Hanine Field Redevelopment Phase 2 60 2028 Redevelopment intended to sustain output for 25 years from the new wells.23
Total 160    
Data source: Fitch Solutions, Middle East Economic Survey, International Energy Agency
Note: b/d=barrels per day; EOR=enhanced oil recovery

Table 3. Qatar’s noncrude oil liquids projects, 2025
Project name Condensate production capacity (thousand b/d) LPG production capacity (thousand b/d) Ethane production capacity (thousand b/d) Announced start date
QatarGas North Field East Expansion Project 260 128 76 Mid-202624
QatarGas North Field South Expansion Project 122 61 34 202725
Total 412 206 144  
Data source: Middle East Economic Survey, Reuters, Offshore Technology
Note: b/d=barrels per day, LPG=liquefied petroleum gas

Table 4. Qatar’s oil refining capacity, 2025
Refinery Owners Capacity (thousand barrels per day [b/d]) Notes
Crude oil and condensate refineries
Umm Said / Mesaieed QatarEnergy26 137 80,000 b/d crude oil distillation unit processing crude oil from the Dukhan oil field and 57,000 b/d condensate splitter processing condensates from the North Field.
Laffan Refinery QatarEnergy 72%; TotalEnergies 10%; ExxonMobil 10%; Cosmo Oil 5.5%; and Mitsui 2.5%27 306 Condensate splitter processing condensates from the North Field; QatarEnergy merged Laffan Refinery 1 and Laffan Refinery 2 into one company in February 2023.
Total   443  
Gas-to-liquids (GTL) refineries
Oryx GTL plant QatarEnergy 51%, Sasol 49%28 34  
Pearl GTL plant Shell29 140 Also produces 120,000 b/d of HGLs
Total   174  
Data source: Fitch Solutions,Argus Media group, Middle East Economic Survey, QatarEnergy LNG, Sasol, QatarEnergy, Offshore Technology
Note: HGL=hydrocarbon gas liquids

Natural Gas


Table 5. Qatar’s planned liquefaction terminals
Project name Owners Nameplate capacity (billion cubic feet per year) Target start year
Projects under development
North Field East Expansion Project, Trains 1–437

QatarEnergy 75%; Exxon-
Mobil 6.3%; TotalEnergies 6.3%; Shell 6.3%; Eni 3.1%; ConocoPhillips 3.1%

1,536 Mid-2026
North Field South Expansion Project, Trains 1–238 QatarEnergy 75%; TotalEnergies 9.4%; Shell 9.4%; ConocoPhillips 6.3% 768 2028
North Field West Expansion Project39 QatarEnergy 768 2030
Total   3,072  
Data source: International Gas Union, 2025 World LNG Report, Middle East Economic Survey, QatarEnergy, Reuters

Figure 4. Qatar's natural gas production and consumption
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Electricity


Figure 5. Qatar's net electricity generation and capacity
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Table 6. Major solar projects in Qatar, 2025
Project name Operator or project investor Capacity (megawatts) Start date Notes
Al Kharsaah Phase 1 QatarEnergy Renewable Solutions (60%), Marubeni Corp. (20.4%), and TotalEnergies (19.6%) 400 June 202247 Kahramaa, the state-owned electric and utility provider of Qatar, holds a 25-year power purchase agreement.
Al Kharsaah Phase 2 (same as Phase 1) 400 October 202248  
Ras Laffan QatarEnergy 458 April 202549 Serves the Ras Laffan LNG facility.
Mesaieed QatarEnergy 417 April 202550 Serves the Mesaieed industrial city.
Dukhan solar project QatarEnergy 2,000 202951  
Total   3,675    
Data source: Middle East Economic Survey, Fitch Solutions, Qatar Tribune, TotalEnergies, QatarEnergy
Note: LNG=liquefied natural gas

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Petroleum and other liquids


Figure 6. Qatar's crude oil and condensate exports
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Figure 7. Qatar's crude oil and condensate exports by destination, 2024
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Figure 8. Qatar's petroleum product exports by region, 2024
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Figure 9. Qatar's petroleum product exports by type, 2024
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Natural gas


Figure 10. Largest natural gas exporters, 2024
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Figure 11. Qatar's natural gas exports by type and destination, 2024
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Figure 12. Qatar's liquefied natural gas exports by region, 2024
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Figure 13. Natural gas exports from Qatar by region, 2019-2024
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Electricity


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