Qatar signs 5-year crude sales deal with Shell in Singapore 

QatarEnergy announced its accord with Shell International Eastern Trading Co. to provide a yearly supply of up to 18 million barrels, comprising Qatar Land and Qatar Marine crude oils, starting from January. Getty Images
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Updated 28 December 2023
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Qatar signs 5-year crude sales deal with Shell in Singapore 

RIYADH: Qatar has entered into a significant agreement to supply Shell in Singapore with up to 18 million barrels of oil annually for a period of five years, marking the Gulf state’s inaugural five-year crude sales deal. 

QatarEnergy announced its accord with Shell International Eastern Trading Co. to provide a yearly supply of up to 18 million barrels, comprising Qatar Land and Qatar Marine crude oils, starting from January. 

“We are delighted to sign our first-ever five-year crude sales agreement. This agreement further strengthens QatarEnergy’s relationship with Shell, which is not only a reliable crude oil off-taker, but also a major customer and a strategic partner of QatarEnergy,” said Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the minister of state for energy affairs and president and CEO of QatarEnergy.  

The agreement underscores QatarEnergy’s strategic approach to fostering longer-term business relationships and cooperation.  

QatarEnergy and Shell maintain a longstanding strategic partnership, collaborating on various shared investments in the energy sector in Qatar and globally, including QatarEnergy LNG projects, the Pearl GTL Plant, and several other joint ventures. 


Saudi e-commerce via mada cards hits record $8.18bn in October 

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Saudi e-commerce via mada cards hits record $8.18bn in October 

RIYADH: E-commerce spending in Saudi Arabia via mada cards surged to a record monthly high in October, exceeding SR30.7 billion ($8.18 billion). 

The increase marked a 68 percent year-on-year rise, or about SR12.4 billion more than the SR18.3 billion recorded in October 2024, according to the statistical bulletin of the Saudi Central Bank, known as SAMA. 

E-commerce sales in the third quarter of 2025 reached SR88.3 billion, up 15.2 percent from the previous quarter, an increase of around SR11.6 billion from SR76.6 billion in the second quarter. 

On a month-on-month basis, e-commerce sales in October rose 6 percent, gaining roughly SR1.6 billion from September’s total of SR29.1 billion. 

From January to October, mada data showed e-commerce sales climbed 47.3 percent, rising by about SR9.9 billion from the SR20.9 billion recorded in January. 

The series tracks e-commerce transactions conducted via mada cards, including online purchases, in-app payments and e-wallet checkouts, while excluding transactions processed through credit card networks.