VOL. XLII

No 49

6-December-1999

QATAR

Qatars $400Mn NGL-4 Project Is Launched

Construction was launched on 30 November of Qatars fourthgrassroots natural gas liquids facility (NGL-4) at Mesaieed. A fractionationand treatment plant is expected to go on stream in January 2002, designed toproduce 875,000 tons/year of ethane, 735,000 t/y of propane and 315,000 t/y ofcondensates. The $400mn NGL-4 project also involves the upgrading of the Northfield gas plant at Mesaieed, as well as the revamp of the...