VOL. XLIII

No. 16

17-April-2000

QATAR

Qatargas Plans LNG Expansion; Joint Capacity With RasGas Could Top 25Mn T/Y

The Qatar Liquefied Gas Company (Qatargas) has embarked on a two-stage development process in which it will first raise the capacity of its three existing trains from 6mn tons/year to 8.2mn t/y and then add a fourth train. The company says the planned expansion will meet increasing demand around the world up to 5mn t/y from China, India and Spain alone.

Last year, Qatargas tested its...