# Qatar energy minister cites disruption to global hydrocarbon flows

> Saad Al Kaabi addressed energy and food security at the International Energy Forum ministerial meeting in Riyadh.

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Qatar’s Minister of State for Energy Affairs and QatarEnergy chief executive Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi called for energy to be kept above politics at the 17th International Energy Forum Ministerial Meeting in Riyadh on 11 October. Qatar News Agency reported that he said the regional conflict was affecting the flow of around 20% of the world’s hydrocarbon supplies.

Al Kaabi also said attacks on regional energy assets had caused tens of billions of dollars in damage and volatility in global markets. He cited about one billion people without access to electricity and approximately four billion who depend on food produced using manufactured fertilisers. These figures are the minister’s statements at the forum.

## Data

### Global energy figure cited in the forum remarks

Approximate share cited by Qatar’s energy minister in remarks on 11 October 2026.

Methodology: This is the minister’s spoken assessment of the regional conflict’s impact, not an independently measured statistic. The source reports that around 20% of global hydrocarbon supply flows were affected.

| label | value | unit | period | basis | value_qualifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share of global hydrocarbon supply flows the minister said was affected | 20 | percent | 2026-10-11 | estimate | approximate |

Sources: <https://qna.org.qa/en/news/news-details?date=12%2F10%2F2026&id=minister-of-state-for-energy-affairs-we-need-to-keep-energy-above-politics> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-energy-minister-ief-hydrocarbon-supply-disruption-2026/data/ief-speech-global-hydrocarbon-flow-impact?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-energy-minister-ief-hydrocarbon-supply-disruption-2026/data/ief-speech-global-hydrocarbon-flow-impact?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Qatar News Agency](<https://qna.org.qa/en/news/news-details?date=12%2F10%2F2026&id=minister-of-state-for-energy-affairs-we-need-to-keep-energy-above-politics>) (Source checked: 2026-10-15; Published: 2026-10-12)

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