GECF Member Nations join to promote natural gas under Qatar Declaration

GECF Member Nations join to promote natural gas under Qatar Declaration

The intergovernmental organization of the world’s leading natural gas producers, Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) member countries have resolved to promote natural gas as an abundant, affordable, clean, and reliable source of energy at the sixth GECF Summit of Heads of State and Government held recently in Doha, Qatar.

“Natural gas is the fuel of choice to satisfy the growing world energy needs, and to address climate change and improve air quality,” noted the Doha Declaration at the end of the Summit which was underpinned by a spirit of solidarity and cooperation.

The Declaration also stressed the continued trust of Member Countries in the Forum by asking it to “encourage the expanded use of natural gas domestically and internationally to address the gap in achieving United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal #7, which affects the most vulnerable.”

The Doha Declaration also promised to “strengthen natural gas’ environmental credentials, in particular through efforts to reduce gas flaring and methane emissions, and the development of eco-friendly technologies, including carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS).”

The three-day Summit is hosted by the Amir of the State of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, under the theme “Natural Gas: Shaping the Energy Future.”

The GECF Summit brought together