Mubasher: Qatar Petroleum on Wednesday unveiled that it has decided to increase the output of Qatar’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) by 43%.
Qatar’s LNG production capacity will reach 110 million tonnes per annum, from 77 million tonnes, according to the firm’s recent statement.
The step comes along with the gas-rich country’s expansion project, which was announced in 2017, by adding a fourth liquefaction train.
“With the addition of the fourth train, the new project will produce about 32 MTA of LNG, 4,000 tons/day of ethane, 260,000 barrels/day of condensate, and 11,000 tons/day of LPG, in addition to approximately 20 tons per day of pure helium,” the statement highlighted.
Moreover, the state-owned petroleum company has decided to add a fourth LNG mega train and include it in the ongoing front end of the project, Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, president and CEO of QP, said.
By adding the fourth train, Qatar’s LNG production capacity will reach 110 million tonnes a year resulting in increasing the Gulf nation’s total production capacity to 6.2 from 4.8 million barrels of oil equivalent per day.
"This new capacity increase will further strengthen our leading position as the world's largest LNG producer and exporter, and will further boost Qatar Petroleum's strategic growth plan. This production addition will have a great impact on Qatar’s economic growth and will help stimulate our local economy,” Al-Kaabi added.
