Qatar confirms that its gas production at the field shared with Iran has remained steady following Israeli strikes
Qatar announced on Tuesday that its gas production is stable and the supply is proceeding as normal, following Israel's Saturday strike on the world's biggest gas field, which caused Iran to temporarily suspend its production.
Qatar, which is the third largest liquefied gas exporter in the world after the U.S.A. and Australia shares the South Pars field with Iran.
Iran has partially halted production on the field following an Israeli attack that caused a Saturday fire.
Gas supplies have been going smoothly so far. The ill-advised target raises concern for all about gas supplies, said Majed al-Ansari, spokesperson of the Qatari foreign ministry.
"This is reckless... "This is a reckless move...
South Pars is located in Iran's Bushehr Province, south of the capital Tehran. It is the largest gas field in Iran and the third largest in the world after the United States.
The first days of conflict between Israel and Iran have not been kind to the critical energy infrastructure.
Donald Trump, the U.S. president, said that he wanted to see a "real ending" to the Iran nuclear dispute. He also indicated that he might send senior American officials in order to meet with Islamic Republic officials. The Israel-Iran war continued for the fifth consecutive day on Thursday. (Reporting and writing by Jana Choukeir in Dubai, Marwa Rashad and Emelia Sithole Matarise in London. Editing by Barbara Lewis and Emelia S. Matarise.
(source: Reuters)
