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Saad al-Kaabi
Executive
Saad al-Kaabi is the Energy Minister of Qatar.
Notable Quotes
"Everybody that has not called for force majeure we expect will do so in the next few days [if] this continues."View Story →
"If this war continues for a few weeks, GDP growth around the world will be impacted."View Story →
"Everybody’s energy price is going to go higher."View Story →
"It would take Qatar 'weeks to months' to return to a normal cycle of deliveries."View Story →
"Crude prices could hit $150 a barrel in two to three weeks."View Story →
"Gas prices are expected to rise to $40 per million British thermal units."View Story →
"GDP growth around the world will be impacted."View Story →
"Everybody that has not called for force majeure we expect will do so in the next few days that this continues."View Story →
"If this war continues for a few weeks, GDP growth around the world will be impacted."View Story →
"all Gulf energy providers were likely to halt export in days, and $150 a barrel of oil was coming."View Story →
"If this war continues for a few weeks, GDP growth around the world will be impacted."View Story →
"If this war continues for a few weeks, GDP growth around the world will be impacted."View Story →
"If this war continues for a few weeks, GDP growth around the world will be impacted. Everybody’s energy price is going to go higher. There will be shortages of some products and there will be a chain reaction of factories that can’t supply."View Story →
"Everybody that has not called for force majeure we expect will do so in the next few days that this continues."View Story →
"If this war continues for a few weeks, GDP growth around the world will be impacted."View Story →
"It will delay all our expansion plans for sure."View Story →
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