Qatargas 2 Presented in European Gas Conference

Qatargas has presented a paper on its prestigious Qatargas 2 project in FLAME 2010, Europe's premier gas conference which is currently being held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Presenting the paper titled "Qatargas 2 - First Full LNG Value Chain Project", Alaa Abu Jbara, Marketing Director - Qatargas, said: "Since its inauguration last year, Qatargas 2 has delivered some 80 LNG cargoes to markets in the UK, North America and Asia. This project is the fulfillment of the first ever successful operation and delivery of LNG cargoes through a full value chain. It took a pioneering approach by utilizing not only one but two 7.8 million tons per annum (mtpa) trains coupled with utilising of the Q-Max and Q-Flex LNG vessels."

He added: "This was a major undertaking of new technology and a business model from the well head to the market. This is indeed the first time that a full value chain operation has been conceived, designed, constructed, commissioned and successfully produced LNG." Abu Jbara noted that the Qatargas 2 project execution was a major tribute to the designers, project engineers and construction professionals who overcame all of the new challenges associated with this mega value chain project.

The project scope, he added, required not only the construction of the two mega trains but all of the necessary complementary equipment to support this massive operation. The integration of these new facilities into the existing plant operations as well as utilising synergies to save on costs were crucial element to the success of this project. Flame 2010 offers a platform to meet and discuss some of key challenges and opportunities facing the LNG industry. - Zawya