Qatargas exporting LNG from Qatar`s new Ras Laffan Port
When the 135,000 cu m LNG carrier Al Zubarah departed Ras Laffan Port in December, Qatar entered a new era of commerce that will both boost the emirate`s economic development and influence energy trade around the world. The event capped more than a decade of planning, design, and construction of Ras Laffan Port--the world`s newest and largest LNG exporting facility. During the 1980s, the focus in Qatar was on exploration and development of North field, which holds the world`s largest reserves of nonassociated natural gas. In the 1990s, efforts concentrated on establishing a direct production and export link between North field, the new multi-billion-dollar Qatar Liquefied Gas Co. (Qatargas) gas liquefaction plant at Ras Laffan, and LNG export facilities at the 8.5 sq km Ras Laffan Port. Markets of the Far East will be first to be served by LNG from Ras Laffan Port. Two 25-year LNG supply contracts have been signed with buyers in Japan and South Korea, and negotiations are under way with potential customers from China, Taiwan, and Thailand. The paper describes the port, its operations, and export projects.
- OSTI ID:
- 445590
- Journal Information:
- Oil and Gas Journal, Vol. 95, Issue 8; Other Information: PBD: 24 Feb 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
LNG fleet increases in size and capabilities
LNG scene; Qatar's export plans intensify; sale of Columbia's U. S. terminal in doubt