THE MIDDLE EAST’S

72. Nakilat
Country: Qatar
Sector: Logistics
CEO: Abdullah Al-Sulaiti
Market Value: $7 billion
Sales: $1.2 billion
Profits: $450 million
Assets: $9.4 billion
Nakilat is a shipping and maritime company. As of April 2025, it had one of the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping fleets, comprising 69 LNG carriers, two very large LPG carriers, a floating storage and regasification unit, and an orderbook of 36 LNG carriers and four LPG/ammonia carriers. In 2024, it delivered over 57 million metric tons of LNG through 600 cargos to 45 countries, representing about 12% of global LNG shipping capacity.