Not only in East  Africa , but Natural gas is far more important than oil to Qatar’s economy. Qatar’s energy minister, Kaabi’s annonced early in last december that Qatar would leave OPEC in2019 January this year  to focus its efforts on natural gas. Because Qatar seeks to boost its gas production  from 77 million tonnes per year to 110 million tonnes.

Some observers speculate that Qatar's move could shape Natural Gas prices in the long term, especially in Asia — where gas contracts are still linked to the price of oil. There is perhaps the sign that this is in fact  happening. The two models are indeed accompanying tools to better understand the so-called opportunity  given by LNG value chain !