SHEIKH KHALID HAS built one of the world’s most successful companies in less than three years, making Qatargas the largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) producing company in the world, with an annual production of 42 million tonnes. Notable contracts this year include the first LNG cargo delivery to China National Oil Corporation’s Hainan terminal, a deal with Kuwait Petroleum Corporation and a 15-year contract with Japan’s Tohoku Electric Power Co.