VOL. XLII

No. 22

31-May-1999

QATAR

RasGas Begins LNG Production

Qatar痴 Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Company (RasGas)began plant production last week and its first exports to South Korea arescheduled for 20 August. RasGas commissioned its offshore facilities associatedwith train one last December. Start up of the onshore liquefaction plant beganlast week, with the first LNG going into tank on 24 May. The export venture hasa 25-year supply contract with the Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) for...