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An undated picture shows a Qatari Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) tanker ship being loaded up with LNG at Raslaffans Sea Port, northern Qatar. Under the sandy bottom of the turquoise Gulf lies a giant bubble of natural gas - the world's largest gas field - that is fueling a historic economic boom.This Connecticut-sized land, an isolated thumb on the Arabian peninsula that had no schools or hospitals until the 1950s, stands to become one of the world's richest nations as it taps into the 900 trillion cubic feet (25 trillion cubic meters) of gas locked in its North Field. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo)