Saad Al-Kaabi

Saad Al-Kaabi

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Saad Al-Kaabi is the Minister of Energy for Qatar, known for his pivotal role in the country's energy policy and its strategic exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Recently, he has been in the news for threatening to halt LNG supplies to the European Union in response to the bloc's corporate sustainability directive addressing human rights and environmental issues.

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Saad Al-Kaabi, the Qatari Minister of Energy, stated that the incident was an accident and not an act of aggression or sabotage.

قطر کے راس لفان گیس کمپلیکس میں دھماکا، پاکستانیوں سمیت 15 افراد جاں بحق
Daily Jang·PakistanPakistan· 2026-06-22
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Minister of Energy Saad Al-Kaabi emphasized that the incident was an internal technical failure, not an act of sabotage.

Токаев выразил соболезнования эмиру Катара
Tengri News – major Kazakh news website·KazakhstanKazakhstan· 2026-06-22
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Saad al-Kaabi, the executive director of QatarEnergy, stated that the repair of the facilities will take three to five years after the Iranian attacks.

Jutarnji list - VIDEO Katar potvrdio katastrofu, posljedice bi mogao osjetiti cijeli svijet
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2026-06-22
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Saad al-Kaabi is Qatar's energy minister who commented on the explosion at the gas facility.

13 døde og 66 skadet i eksplosjon ved gassanlegg i Qatar
Aftenposten·NorwayNorway· 2026-06-22
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Saad al-Kaabi stated that the damage to the gas facility would take between three to five years to repair.

peste 70 de răniți și 18 dispăruți – Ziarul de Gardă
Ziarul de Gardă·MoldovaMoldova· 2026-06-22
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Qatar’s Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi said the country expected all Gulf energy producers to shut down exports within weeks if the Iran conflict continues.

Kuwait’s national oil company cuts production as precaution amid Iran tensions - Business
Dawn – Pakistan’s oldest and most widely read English daily, est. 1941·PakistanPakistan· 2026-03-07
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Saad al-Kaabi warned that all oil and gas exporters in the Gulf could stop production within days due to the conflict in the Middle East.

Oil price at two-year high after Qatar warns all Gulf production could stop within days
Daily Graphic – state-owned Ghanaian newspaper, est. 1950·GhanaGhana· 2026-03-07
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Saad al-Kaabi warned that Gulf energy producers will have to shut down energy production due to fears of attacks.

Oil prices spike after Qatari minister warns Gulf output will be shut down ‘within days’
The Globe and Mail·CanadaCanada· 2026-03-07
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Qatar’s energy minister, Saad al-Kaabi, warned in an interview that the war could 'bring down the economies of the world'.

Explosions rock Iran, more attacks hit Israel as U.S. warns bombing will intensify
The Globe and Mail·CanadaCanada· 2026-03-07
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Saad al-Kaabi predicted that if the war continued unabated all Gulf energy exporters would shut down production within weeks.

Iran war pushes oil price above $90, threatening rise in global inflation | Oil
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-03-07
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Saad al-Kaabi warned that oil prices could reach $150 per barrel if tankers cannot pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

El petróleo de Texas cierra en $90,9 dólares, con su mayor subida semanal desde 1983
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-03-07
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Saad al-Kaabi, Qatar's Minister of Energy, warned that oil and gas exporters in the Persian Gulf region could halt production within days.

Index - Gazdaság - Térdre kényszerülhet a világgazdaság, két éve nem tapasztalt szintre emelkedett az olaj ára
Index.hu·HungaryHungary· 2026-03-06
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Saad Al-Kaabi, Qatar's Minister of Energy, stated that a significant terminal was damaged in Iran's drone attack.

বিশ্ববাজারে তেলের দাম প্রতি ব্যারেল ৯০ ডলার ছাড়িয়েছে
Prothom Alo·BangladeshBangladesh· 2026-03-06
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Saad Al-Kaabi warned that all oil and gas exporters in the Persian Gulf may stop production in a few days due to the conflict in the Middle East.

Ціни на нафту перевищили $90 через ризик зупинки експорту з Перської затоки
Українська правда (Ukrayinska Pravda)·UkraineUkraine· 2026-03-06
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The Minister of Energy of Qatar, Saad al Kaabi, warned that if the war intensifies, Gulf exporters could suspend their production within days.

El petróleo se dispara: WTI sube a $87 y Brent roza los $92
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2026-03-06
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Saad al-Kaabi, the Minister of Energy of Qatar, warned that the conflict in Iran could disrupt the global economy.

Qatar cảnh báo chiến sự Iran có thể 'đánh gục' kinh tế toàn cầu
VnExpress – leading Vietnamese online newspaper, est. 2001·VietnamVietnam· 2026-03-06
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Saad al-Kaabi, the Minister of Energy of Qatar, warned that the conflict could severely impact economies if Gulf energy exporters interrupted their production.

Bolsa: El petróleo se dispara y el Ibex se hunde: la tensión en Oriente Próximo pesa sobre la economía | Mercados Financieros
El País·SpainSpain· 2026-03-06
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Saad al-Kaabi is the Minister of Energy of Qatar who issued a warning regarding the ongoing Iran-USA-Israel conflicts and their impact on oil prices.

Hormuz, il collo di bottiglia del mondo: perché il petrolio può volare a 150 dollari (e condannarci alla recessione)
Corriere della Sera·ItalyItaly· 2026-03-06
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Saad al-Kaabi, Qatar’s energy minister, predicted that all Gulf energy exporters will be forced to shut down production.

Dow falls by nearly 700 points as surging oil prices and weak jobs data add to market anxiety
CNN·United StatesUnited States· 2026-03-06
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Saad al-Kaabi, Qatar's Energy Minister, warned that the Iran conflict could force Gulf energy producers to halt exports.

Qatar energy minister warns Iran war will force Gulf to halt energy exports within weeks: report - World
Dawn – Pakistan’s oldest and most widely read English daily, est. 1941·PakistanPakistan· 2026-03-06
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Saad al-Kaabi is the Minister of Energy in Qatar and has commented on the potential impact of the conflict in Iran on energy exports.

Conflictul din Orientul Mijlociu ar putea opri exporturile de energie din Golf. Țițeiul ar putea ajunge la 150 de dolari/baril
Adevărul·RomaniaRomania· 2026-03-06
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Saad al-Kaabi, Qatar's Energy Minister and CEO of QatarEnergy, stated that the company has contingency plans if it decides to halt European shipments.

QatarEnergy, Exxon executives warn of Europe exit over climate law
Stabroek News·GuyanaGuyana· 2025-11-05
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Saad al-Kaabi, the Minister of Energy of Qatar, warned that the Gulf state and QatarEnergy might consider alternative markets outside the EU for LNG exports.

Qatarul ameninţă că va întrerupe exporturile de gaze LNG în UE, din cauza legii privind sustenabilitatea – Ziarul de Gardă
Ziarul de Gardă·MoldovaMoldova· 2025-07-27
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Saad al-Kaabi is the Qatari Minister of Energy who expressed concerns about the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.

Katar hrozí zastavením dodávok skvapalneného zemného plynu do EÚ
SME – major Slovak daily, est. 1993·SlovakiaSlovakia· 2025-07-27
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Saad Al-Kaabi, the Minister of Energy of Qatar, stated that the country is responding to the EU's directive on corporate sustainability due diligence.

Катар знову пригрозив ЄС зупинити поставки СПГ: причини
Українська правда (Ukrayinska Pravda)·UkraineUkraine· 2025-07-26
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