Qatargas 1 Ras Laffan LNG Terminal

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Summary Information

  • Ownership: Qatargas
* Qatar Petroleum 65%, ExxonMobil 10%, Total 10%, Mitsui 7.5%, Marubeni 7.5%
  • Website: http://www.qatargas.com.qa/
  • Location: Ras Laffan Industrial City
  • Capacity: 10 million tons/annum in 3 trains
  • Status: In Operation

+++ Brief Description

  • Qatargas 1 consists of three onshore LNG trains with a total combined capacity of 10 million tonnes per annum (mtpa).


+++ Technical Details

  • Storage capacity:
  • Constructor:
* **Saipem:** LNG Tanks construction 
  • Licensor: [[[Lng Terminals Using Air Products Technology | Air Products]]]

+++ Ongoing Projects/Project Status

  • -

+++ Suppliers / Customers

  • Suppliers: Qatargas offshore production in the [[[North Gas Field]]]
  • Customers: Japan & Spain
* TEPCO agreed 1.0 million tonnes per annum (MTA) contract in 2012

+++ History

  • 1996 - First cargos shipped
  • 2005 - Following a a successful debottlenecking project, the current capacity of 10 mtpa of LNG is reached
  • 2012 - TEPCO and Qatargas sign 1.0 million tonnes per annum (MTA) supply contract

+++ Other Information

  • The original nameplate capacity of the trains was two mtpa each.


+++ Relevant Links

  1. Terminal Webpage
  2. [[[Saipem LNG References]]]
  3. Qatargas 1 signs long-term agreement with Tokyo Electric Power Company