Qatargas 3 Ras Laffan LNG Terminal

Summary Information

• Ownership: Qatargas
• Website: http://www.qatargas.com.qa/

* Qatar Petroleum 68.5% 
* ConocoPhillips 30% 
* Mitsui & Co. Ltd 1.5%

• Location: Ras Laffan Industrial City
• Capacity: 7.8 million tons/annum
• Status: In Operation

+++ Brief Description

• The Qatargas 3 project consists of a single LNG train with a capacity of 7.8 million tonnes per annum.

+++ Technical Details

• Storage capacity:
• Constructor:

* **Chiyoda and Technip:** Engineering, procurement and construction, the FEED + Acid Gas Removal & Sulphur Recovery Units

• Licensor: [[[Lng Terminals Using Air Products Technology | Air Products]]] proprietary APX process technology

+++ Ongoing Projects/Project Status

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+++ Suppliers / Customers

• Suppliers: The feed gas comes from Qatar's [[[North Gas Field]]], the largest offshore non-associated natural gas field in the world
• Customers: The plan was to ship majority of the LNG to the USA

+++ History

• Heads of Agreement – July 2003
• 2005 - FEED contracts awarded – January
• 2005 - Air Products selected as technology licensor
• 2005 - Ex-Im Bank approved a loan guarantee of up to $403.5 million to support the project - December
• Onshore EPC awarded to Chiyoda/Technip – December 2005
• Offshore Jackets Fabrication and Installation Award – December 2005
• Foundation stone laid – April 2006
• Offshore Topsides EPC award – June 2006
• Offshore Pipeline Detailed Engineering Award – June 2006
• Offshore Installation of two Wellhead Platform Jackets – September and November 2006
• Rig arrived in the North Field and spudded its first well - May 2007
• Installation of the first of three wellhead platform topsides - June 2009
• Installation of the final wellhead platform topside - October 2009
• 2010 - First cargo shipped

+++ Other Information

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+++ Relevant Links

1. Terminal Webpage
2. Conocophillips, Qatar
3. [[[Chiyoda LNG References]]]
4. ConocoPhillips announces first LNG shipment from Qatargas 3 project
5. Chiyoda/Technip: New Contract for Two LNG Trains in Qatar
6. Air Products To Provide New Ap-X™ Liquefaction Process Technology To Qatargas 3 And 4 Lng Trains In Qatar
7. Ex-Im Bank Finances Qatargas 3 Liquid Natural Gas Complex