Reuters first with Qatar’s new refinery plans

Reuters was first to report on April 12 that Qatar had put a project to build a new 250,000 bpd refinery under review as it looks to reduce construction costs. Reuters nabbed a Qatari official on the sidelines of an energy conference to get the news, which Bloomberg matched 20 minutes later. Other news agencies and trade press had to wait for Qatar’s oil minister to confirm the project was on hold some 13 days later. The Qatari official also gave Reuters details of when an aluminum plant was due to start production, also matched later by Bloomberg.