Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 33

15-August-2005

QATAR

RasGas Starts Gas Production From Wellhead Platform 5 In Block B

RasGas announced on 7 August it had started gas production from its offshore Wellhead Platform 5 (WHP5) located at Ras Laffans B block. Gas produced at WHP5 will add 4.7 tons/year to the existing 11.55 t/y of RasGas LNG production. As gas starts to flow from WHP5, RasGas offshore output becomes available for commissioning work at onshore LNG Train 4. In the meantime,...