Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 40

5-Oct-2009

QATAR

Laffan Condensate Refinery Starts Operations

Qatargas announced on 26 September that it has started production at the Laffan Refinery, which is the first condensate processing operation in Qatar. It has a processing capacity of 146,000 b/d of condensate and its output is 61,000 b/d of naphtha, 52,000 b/d of kerojet (jet fuel), 24,000 b/d of gasoil, and 9,000 b/d of LPG. It achieved commercial quantities and specification on 23 September...