{"id":1958,"date":"2018-11-08T17:35:05","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T17:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euromenaenergy.com\/?p=1958"},"modified":"2018-11-08T17:35:05","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T17:35:05","slug":"us-based-lng-firm-excelerate-energy-opens-office-in-doha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emimer.com\/?p=1958","title":{"rendered":"US-based LNG firm Excelerate Energy opens office in Doha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>US-based LNG company Excelerate Energy L.P. marked the opening of its new office in Doha with a celebration at the Four Seasons yesterday.<br \/>\nThe Woodlands, Texas-based Excelerate Energy is a market leader in floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification solutions.<br \/>\nThe new office was registered and is operated under the administration of the Qatar Financial Center.<br \/>\nExcelerate\u2019s managing director Steven Kobos said, \u201cThe opening of our Doha office demonstrates Excelerate\u2019s long-term commitment to the LNG industry, given that Qatar is the largest exporter of LNG globally.<br \/>\n\u201cThis strategic location will allow us to better serve our partners and support their efforts in expanding Qatar\u2019s LNG export capacity to emerging markets worldwide.\u201d<br \/>\nIn June of this year, Excelerate and Nakilat entered into an agreement for a joint-venture company, with Nakilat acquiring a 55% interest in Excelerate\u2019s floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) \u2013 \u2018Exquisite\u2019, the first such vessel to join the Nakilat fleet.<br \/>\nCurrently in operation in Pakistan, \u2018Exquisite\u2019 is the most utilised FSRU in the industry, having delivered more regasified LNG ashore than any other FSRU in history.<br \/>\nThe vessel will be receiving its 150th cargo of LNG from Qatargas later this year.<br \/>\nThe event witnessed the presence of many dignitaries and government officials, business leaders, associates and partners, and Excelerate leadership.<br \/>\nAmong the distinguished guests present at the celebration were Nakilat chief executive officer Abdullah al-Sulaiti and chief of mission and Charg\u00e9 d\u00b4Affaires of the US embassy in Doha, William Grant.<br \/>\nExcelerate Energy is part of a privately-held US energy group that also includes Kaiser Francis Oil Co, an E&amp;P company with production in the US and Canada along with significant midstream assets, and Cactus Drilling Company, the largest private drilling company in the US.<br \/>\nExcelerate is the pioneer and market leader in innovative floating LNG solutions, providing integrated services along the entire LNG value chain with an objective of delivering rapid-to-market and reliable LNG solutions to customers.<br \/>\nExcelerate offers a full range of floating regasification services from FSRU to infrastructure development to LNG supply.<br \/>\nBesides Doha, Excelerate has offices in Buenos Aires, Chittagong, Dhaka, Rio de Janeiro, and Singapore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US-based LNG company Excelerate Energy L.P. marked the opening of its new office in Doha with a celebration at the Four Seasons yesterday. 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