Natural gas production from a field in the Persian Gulf will increase by 10 percent to position Qatar as a stronger energy leader, a top executive said. Qatar Petroleum said it aims to start work on a new project in the southern sector of the North Field gas project offshore. It shares the field with Iran, which calls it South Pars. Saad al-Kaabi, the company’s president and CEO, said the new project will increase North Field production by about 10 percent. “This new project will further strengthen Qatar’s leading position as a major player in the global gas industry and underline the pivotal role of the country’s oil and gas industry as the maintstay of the national […]