RasGas II LNG Train 4 starts operation

Nov. 29, 2005
Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd. II (RasGas II) reported the start-up of its 4.7 million tonne/year Train 4 LNG facilities at Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar. RasGas II is a 70:30 joint venture between Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil RasGas Inc.

By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Nov. 29 -- Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd. II (RasGas II) reported the start-up of its 4.7 million tonne/year Train 4 LNG facilities at Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar. RasGas II is a 70:30 joint venture between Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil RasGas Inc.

Train 4 is the first LNG train developed with concurrent acid gas injection facilities to address environmental concerns and reduce sulfur production, RasGas II officials said. Train 4's LNG production will serve RasGas's European sales agreements.

The engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for the onshore components of Train 4 was carried out by a joint venture of Japan's Chiyoda Corp. and Mitsui & Co., Italy's Snamprogetti SPA, and Al Mana Trading Co. WLL of Qatar. The contract for the platforms and pipelines packages was executed by J. Ray McDermott Eastern Hemisphere Ltd., Dubai.

Construction of RasGas II's Train 5 is under way with completion expected in early 2007. Trains 6 and 7 are scheduled for completion and operation in 2008 and 2009, respectively.

The addition of Train 4 will raise output at RasGas's facility to 16 million tonnes/year of LNG from 11.3 million tonnes/year.