DOHA: QatarEnergy chief Saad al-Kaabi said on Monday that business with German firms would not be impacted by political tensions over criticism of Qatar's hosting of the World Cup, which has raised the ire of officials in the Gulf Arab gas exporter.
"The comments that Mr. Habeck again, has come out with, are not helpful for the relationship, but our business will move on," said Kaabi, who is also minister of state for energy. QatarEnergy and German utility firms have been thrashing out long-term liquefied natural gas deals for much of this year as Berlin looks for alternatives to Russia, which is Germany's biggest gas supplier.