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Qatar, UK energy officials meet amid ‘fuel panic buying’

Qatar’s energy minister met with the UK’s Energy Secretary of State amid a growing fuel crisis in the kingdom. Qatar’s Minister of State for Energy Affairs Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi met…

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Business

All 19 Woqod fuel stations now have longer hoses

This means that motorists can now refuel at any pump, regardless of which side of the vehicle their fuel tank is located.

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News

Qatar losing two more privately-owned petrol stations

In a notice published today, Doha Petrol Station in Musheireb announced that it would close on Wednesday (April 13). That follows the quiet closure of a petrol station on C-Ring Road between Gulf Cinema and Toyota signals, which residents began to notice last week.

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News

Qatar inspectors temporarily shut Lusail petrol station over pricing

The move comes slightly more than a month after the Ministry of Economy and Commerce found 11 cases of price manipulation at eight unnamed fuel stations across the country.

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Life

Woqod to make filling up gas tanks in Qatar easier with new style of pump

The move aims to address long lines at fuel stations, which are becoming increasingly congested and leading to road backups, particularly in central Doha.

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Report: Qatar’s CMC calls for more and better-designed petrol stations

In a new report, CMC members presented several recommendations regarding the nation's fuel stations, aimed in part at addressing a shortage of pumps for the increasing number of vehicles on the roads.

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Woqod to open 12 new petrol stations in Qatar this year

The country’s state-backed fuel company Woqod has said it plans to open more than a dozen petrol stations over the next year amid a 10.35 percent increase in gasoline sales last year.

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Qatar to operate 150 Woqod gas stations by 2022

Woqod's expansion is part of a five-year plan. It comes as residents express concerns about the shortage of fuel stations and safety fears over old stations.

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