" TOTAL has had an uninterrupted relationship with Qatar since 1935. They were one of the first companies to explore and further develop the Dukhan oil field. The link between the company and the Qataris has grown strong through TOTAL’s involvement in most of the pio- neering projects. The now dominant LNG business was started through a joint venture between TOTAL and the national Qatar Petroleum company, along with the deve- lopment of the first LNG trains of Qatargas 1. "