Qatar has threatened to cease liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments to the European Union (EU) if the bloc enforces a corporate sustainability due diligence directive, according to a news report. The directive,

Kaabi, the chief executive of state-owned QatarEnergy, said the EU should thoroughly review the due diligence law

Qatar warned that it will cease gas exports to the European Union if the bloc's countries impose penalties under recently adopted legislation on sustainability due diligence, Qatari Energy Minister Saad Sherida al-Kaabi told the Financial Times.

Minister of State for Energy Affairs and President and CEO of Qatar Energy HE Eng. Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi has said Qatar will stop shipping gas to the European Union (EU) if member states strictly enforce a new law regarding imposing fines on international companies.

The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, approved this year, requires larger companies operating in the European Union to check whether their supply chains use forced labour or cause environmental damage and to take action if they do.

Qatari Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi has warned that Qatar may halt gas supplies to the European Union if penalised under new EU regulations. "I'm not bluffing," he stated in an interview with the "Financial Times".

Qatar has threatened to cut off liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies to Europe. This will happen if QatarEnergy faces a fine due to the EU Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence, says Qatar energy minister Saad al-Kaabi.

Qatar’s threat to stop gas sales to the European Union if fined under a new law could set a precedent for other energy-exporting nations to resist stringent EU sustainability and reporting regulations,