Business India wants to delink Qatar gas supply deals from crude; Qatar says no Updated : January 27, 2020 05:39 PM IST India in 1999 signed a long-term LNG deal with Qatar for supplies from 2004, with volumes gradually rising to 7.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa). India is a leading buyer of Qatari LNG. Qatar is the world's largest supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and wants to boost its production.