France has secured liquefied natural gas from Qatar equal to two terawatt-hours a month for the winter period, French President Emmanuel Macron said in Doha on Wednesday.
“We secured during the winter period the equivalent of two terawatt-hours per month of LNG, which was important for us and which will allow us to move forward,” Macron told reporters in the Qatari capital, according to AFP.
Macron said the supplies would help reduce pressure on fuel and transport prices from November. He spoke at the end of a two-day state visit to Qatar.
France is seeking to bring down energy costs after violent protests over the rising cost of living.
Macron said France’s priority needs were diesel, which it secured from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, and gas from Qatar. He said the agreements gave France guarantees on volumes that had been uncertain, Euronews reported.
France secured commitments for an additional 200,000 tonnes of diesel a month from the UAE and Bahrain, according to Euronews.
The chief executives of TotalEnergies and Engie traveled with Macron on the tour. TotalEnergies is a partner of QatarEnergy in the North Field East LNG expansion project.
Macron also said he discussed with Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, ways to secure the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. He said the biggest difficulty was a tenfold rise in transport costs because too few insured ships were making the transit.
Macron announced new agreements to continue supplying Qatar with Rafale fighter jets, along with radars, air defense systems and armored vehicles.
More than 665 French companies operate in Qatar. Bilateral trade in goods reached about QR6.39 billion in 2025, according to the Qatar News Agency.
