Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 20

18-May-2009

QATAR

South Hook LNG Terminal Inaugurated By Qatari And UK Royals

The South Hook LNG regasification terminal was formally inaugurated on 12 May in the presence of UKs Queen Elizabeth II and the Amir of Qatar Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. South Hook, at Milford Haven in Wales, is the largest such plant in Europe. It had received its first cargo in March but was not formally opened until this week. The terminal is owned and operated by South...