Qatar will stop shipping gas to the EU if member states strictly enforce a new law cracking down on forced labour and environmental damage, Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi told the Financial Times in an interview published on Sunday.

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.

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.

Qatar has warned the EU that it will halt gas exports if fined under the EU's new Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. Energy Minister Saad Sherida al-Kaabi declared, "I’m not bluffing," stating that if Qatar loses 5% of its revenue due to EU penalties,

Qatar has threatened to cease gas shipments to the European Union (EU) if the bloc enforces a corporate sustainability due diligence directive, according to a news report. The directive, set to take effect in 2027,