Qatargas 3 Ras Laffan LNG Terminal
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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 integrated project consists of a single LNG train with a capacity of 7.8 MTPA of LNG over the 25-year life of the project, as well as an initial average of approximately 70 MBD gross of liquefied petroleum gas and condensate combined from Qatar’s North Gas Field.
Technical Details
- Storage capacity:
- Constructor:
- Chiyoda and Technip: Engineering, procurement and construction, the FEED + Acid Gas Removal & Sulphur Recovery Units
- Licensor: 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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Links
- Terminal Webpage
- Conocophillips, Qatar
- Chiyoda LNG References
- ConocoPhillips announces first LNG shipment from Qatargas 3 project
- Chiyoda/Technip: New Contract for Two LNG Trains in Qatar
- Air Products To Provide New Ap-X™ Liquefaction Process Technology To Qatargas 3 And 4 Lng Trains In Qatar
- Ex-Im Bank Finances Qatargas 3 Liquid Natural Gas Complex