{"id":92761,"date":"2026-06-26T15:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T15:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/92761\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T15:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T15:48:10","slug":"vitol-and-irh-finalise-20-year-lng-supply-agreement-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/92761\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitol and IRH finalise 20-year LNG supply agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n                            &#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n                                &#13;<br \/>\n                                    Published by&#13;<br \/>\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hydrocarbonengineering.com\/team\/ellie-brosnan\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" itemprop=\"url\" target=\"_blank\">Ellie Brosnan<\/a>,&#13;<br \/>\n                                        Editorial Assistant&#13;<br \/>\n                                    <br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n                                &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hydrocarbonengineering.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hydrocarbon Engineering<\/a>,&#13;<br \/>\n                            Friday, 26 Jun 26&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Vitol Inc. and IRH Global Trading Ltd, a subsidiary of International Resources Holding, have declared that further to the announcement of 5 November 2025, they have executed a natural gas sale and purchase agreement (SPA).<\/p>\n<p>Under the agreement, Vitol will supply 1 million tpy of LNG on a free on-board (FOB) to IRH for a period of 20 years, reinforcing IRH\u2019s long-term commitment to securing reliable and diversified energy supply to meet growing global demand.<\/p>\n<p>Pablo Galante Escobar, Global Head of LNG and European Gas &amp; Power at Vitol, said: \u201cWe are excited to conclude this agreement with IRH, which makes part of the most valuable holding company in the Middle East and one of the world&#8217;s largest investment firms. Vitol has a longstanding commitment to deliver LNG safely and reliably to customers worldwide by leveraging its robust and diverse long-term LNG portfolio. We look forward to continuing to build upon our strong relationship IRH.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ali Rashed Al Rashdi, CEO of IRH, added: \u201cThis agreement represents an important step in IRH\u2019s long-term strategy to build a diversified, resilient, and globally integrated LNG portfolio. 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