France’s Total joins Qatar as first foreign partner in $30 billion LNG project

- The Mideast natural-gas exporter has pledged to boost output to help meet European demand as the continent pivots from Russia
Qatar tapped French oil giant TotalEnergies SE as its first foreign partner in a $30 billion liquefied natural gas project, as the Persian Gulf emirate pledges to help Europe secure new supplies of gas as it weans itself off Russian energy.