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Qatargas inks 5-year LNG deal with Austria’s OMV

Qatargas Operating Company Limited (Qatargas) today announced the signing of a new Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with OMV Gas Marketing & Trading GmbH (OMV). Under the terms of the agreement, Qatargas will deliver up to 1.1 million tonnes of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) per annum to the Austrian company for five years. Commenting on...

Centrica signs new LNG deal with Qatargas

Centrica plc has entered into a new five-year supply agreement with Qatargas for the purchase of up to 2 million tonnes per annum of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). The new LNG contract will start in January 2019, following expiry of Centrica’s existing contract with Qatargas at the end of December 2018. With the decline in...

SNC-Lavalin win Qatargas Refinery Project

SNC-Lavalin is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract by Qatargas for a Water Recycling Facility at its Laffan Refinery 2 plant in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar. SNC-Lavalin is providing engineering, procurement, supply, construction and commissioning services for the Recycling Facility to handle treated industrial water from the Laffan Refineries 1...

Kentz win Qatargas EPC contract

Qatar Kentz, a unit of Canadian construction group SNC Lavlin, has been awrded a major engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract from global LNG leader Qatargas for their new water recycling facility at Ras Laffan Industrial City, located 80 km north of Doha, the report said. Besides the EPC services, Qatar Kentz will also help...

Moving Abroad Checklist

Initial Considerations

Will your partner be travelling with you?

If so, what will they be giving up in your present home and will they be able to continue with their career in your new home? You will need to check whether a separate visa is required for your partner to work or if your visa gives that right. If they are unable to work you will need to decide on the effect on your finances and what alternatives are available to give a fulfilling life (home business, training, voluntary work).

Are you taking family with you?

Moving with family raises many exciting opportunities, but also can create challenges. The HSBC Expat Explorer survey indicates that expat kids can take six months to settle in to their new country (see article). Getting young or even older children to prepare to move and leave their friends and family behind can be a challenge and should be thought through.

The options for education is another area that needs to be thought through.

Moving your child to a new country with a different education system can be a great opportunity to broaden their experience, but if they are close to key exams the timing can make this inadvisable. If you do take your family with you, it is important to decide between joining the local school system or choosing an international school.

Where will you be living?

Whether you will be living in a house or apartment, furnished or unfurnished, these decisions will affect what you need to take with you. The time you are planning to live overseas will also affect whether you should leave your property at home empty, rent it out or sell it. See the article Sell, Store or Ship.