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World Energy Qatar

By Sarah Palmer One of the largest and most influential trade shows in the oil and gas sector will be coming to Doha in April 2021!

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atar will be hosting World Energy Qatar in April 2021, attracting strategy influencers and policy decision-makers from fellow importing and exporting countries.

Qatar is the largest and most established LNG (liquefied natural gas) exporter in the world, with more than a quarter of the market share, so it is no surprise that one of the most successful trade shows will be hosted here.

Held at the impressive Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre in Al Dafna, the ample 47,700 sq m exhibition hall will host more than 150 trade stands, international pavilions, exploration and production (E&P) companies, Qatari business partners, shipping and supply chain providers, and much more.

Over the course of the three-day event, over 150 international companies will be represented with 5,000 trade visitors, alongside a two-day commercial conference attended by government officials and industry leaders, and a one-day youth programme. More than 120 speakers are lined up to interact with the expected 1,300 conference delegates. This will be an ideal platform for business and investment opportunities in this increasingly growing sector.

Visitors will also be able to discuss the future direction of the LNG market with senior executives and industry experts, as well as have the opportunity to take technical tours, including of Qatar's primary LNG installation.

Local LNG stakeholders will be on hand to explain Qatar's LNG operations and provide details about their plans for future expansion. With the increasing popularity of LNG, key international specialists

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will be holding discussions and workshops, with information on how to exploit key markets such as Asia, providing data on buying trends, and predicting the long-term outlook.

LNG Facts World Energy Qatar is the foremost opportunity for all those connected with the LNG industry to come together and learn more about how Qatar is planning to build on its already successful position in the market.

Qatar is the world's largest exporter of LNG, and has the third largest reserves, after Russia and Iran. However, countries in Asia-Pacific and Europe are increasing their LNG exports each year. There is also a call for more environmentally friendly fuels.

Most of the Qatar's natural gas is in the gigantic offshore North Field, the world's largest nonassociated natural gas field. North Field is located on the northeast coast and covers more than 6,000 sq km – about half the size of Qatar – with 900 tn standard cubic feet of recoverable reserves.

Qatar Petroleum (QP), the national oil company, is responsible for overseeing operations at North Field. The ongoing Barzan Gas Project will develop around 1.9 bn cfpd of wellhead gas, and 1.4 bn cfpd of sales gas for the domestic market, as well as condensate methane, LPG and sulphur.

Qatar lifted its 12-year moratorium on further development of the vast offshore North Field in April 2017 and is currently forging ahead with the largest LNG expansion the industry has ever seen.

In July 2017 QP announced its intention to raise Qatar’s LNG production from 77 mn to 100 mn tons per annum (mtpa) by 2024. This was then increased to 110 mtpa in 2018.

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This would be achieved by doubling the size of the new gas project in the southern sector of the North Field, which QP had announced just a few months previously. This will increase the North Field’s production of natural gas, condensate and other associated products by one mn barrels of oil equivalent per day.

The North Field East expansion (NFE) plan in 2017 has now been joined by the North Field South (NFS) expansion, which aims to take capacity to 126 mtpa. In November 2019, HE Saad Sherida Al Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs and CEO of QP, stated that the finding of a significant gas reserve addition would support a six-train expansion to achieve this rise in capacity to 126 mtpa by 2027.

Qatargas, the world’s largest LNG company, will be executing the projects on behalf of QP. The company develops, produces, and markets hydrocarbons from North Field, operating 14 trains with a total annual production capacity of 77 mn tonnes. LNG from Qatargas is supplied to customers all over the world.

Despite delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, site preparation and the development of incremental gas production are already under way.

QP wants the startup of the first four trains to happen by 2025.

To date, QP has awarded a number of contracts relating to the expansion project, including the

basic design for four 7.8 mtpa mega-trains, a tender for the construction of at least 60 LNG carriers, and eight offshore jackup drilling rigs. QP has received final proposals from three engineering consortiums for the construction of the four new production trains at Ras Laffan, each capable of producing 8.25 mtpa. m World Energy Qatar will take place 5 – 7 April 2021.

For more details visit worldenergyqatar.com For more information about Qatar's LNG activities, visit qp.com.qa, qatargas.com and see Company Activities in this section.

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OGP 101

By Sarah Palmer At some point in Qatar you will strike up conversation with someone working in the oil and gas sector. So that you know your upstream from your midstream and downstream, here is our handy guide to popular terminology.

Associated gas: natural gas found as part of, or in conjunction with, other oil constituents.

Barrels: a unit of measure for petroleum products, one barrel is 159 litres.

Barrels per calendar day (b/cd): the total number of barrels processed in a refinery within a year, divided by 365 days.

Barrels per stream day (b/sd): the number of barrels that a refining facility can process within 24 hours, operating at full capacity under optimal conditions.

Blow-down: when condensate and gas is produced simultaneously from the outset of production.

Blow-out: when well pressure exceeds the ability of the wellhead valves to control it. Oil and gas 'blow wild' at the surface.

Composite barrel: a consumption weighted average of retail prices (including taxes) of the main groups of refined petroleum products.

Condensates: hydrocarbons which are in the gaseous state under reservoir conditions and which become liquid when temperature or pressure is reduced. A mixture of pentanes and higher hydrocarbons.

Cracking: a process in which large hydrocarbon molecules are broken down into smaller and more useful ones.

Crude oil: a naturally occurring, unrefined petroleum product composed of hydrocarbon deposits. Crude oil can be refined to produce usable products such as gasoline, diesel and various forms of petrochemicals.

Derrick: the tower‑like structure housing most of the drilling controls. It is used around oil wells and other drilled holes, and is a complex set of machines specifically designed for optimum efficiency, safety and low cost.

Distillates: a liquid product condensed from vapor during distillation. Includes products similar to heating oils and diesel fuels.

Downstream: the refining of petroleum crude oil and the processing and purifying of raw natural gas, as well as the marketing and distribution of products derived from crude oil and natural gas.

Dry hole: a well found to be incapable of producing either oil or gas in sufficient quantities to justify completion as an oil or gas well.

Feedstock: a basic material used to produce goods, finished products, energy, or intermediate materials which are feedstock for future finished products in the fuel, plastic, industrial chemical and pharmaceutical industries.

Field: an area of land used to extract petroleum or gas. Qatar's proven reserves in the North Field, which it shares with Iran, have increased to 1,760 tn cubic feet (50 tn cubic metres).

Fracking: slang for hydraulic fracturing, creating fractures in rocks and rock formations by injecting fluid into cracks to force them further open.

Fractures can also exist naturally in formations, and both natural and man‑made fractures can be widened by fracking. As a result, more oil and gas can be extracted from a given area of land.

Gasoline: a mixture of relatively volatile hydrocarbons, with or without small quantities of additives, that have been blended to form a fuel suitable for use in internal combustion engines; includes gasoline used in aviation.

Gross production: the total flow of natural gas from oil and gas reservoirs of associated‑dissolved and non‑associated gas. ©

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Kerosene: medium hydrocarbon distillates in the 150° to 280°C distillation range and used as a heating fuel as well as for certain types of internal combustion engines and includes jet fuel for aircraft turbine engines.

Midstream: involves the transportation (by pipeline, rail, barge, oil tanker or truck), storage, and wholesale marketing of crude or refined petroleum products.

Natural gas: a mixture of hydrocarbon compounds and small quantities of various non‑hydrocarbons existing in the gaseous phase or in solution with oil in natural underground reservoirs.

Natural gas liquids (NGLs): reservoir gases liquefied at the surface in lease separators (which separate the well stream volume into parts defined by temperature and pressure conditions), field facilities or gas processing plants. NGLs consist of field condensates and natural gas plant products such as ethane, pentane, propane, butane and natural gasoline.

Non‑associated gas: produced from gas fields which do not produce any crude oil.

OPEC: The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is a permanent, intergovernmental organisation, created at the Baghdad Conference in September 1960 by five Founder Members: Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. Qatar joined in 1961 and ended membership in January 2019.

P&A (plugged and abandoned): a depleted well or dry hole that has been filled with cement and with all surface equipment removed.

Reservoir: an underground formation where oil and gas has accumulated. It consists of a porous rock to hold the oil or gas, and a cap rock that prevents its escape.

Residual fuel oil: a low-value petroleum product, a heavy oil grade by-product that remains after distillate fuel oils and lighter hyddrocarbons are used as a fuel in furnaces for power plants and industrial boilers, and also for ships, where it is known as bunker fuel.

Rig: a derrick with engine‑house and other equipment necessary for drilling oil and gas wells.

Roughnecks: drill crew members who work on the derrick floor, screwing together the sections of drillpipe when running or pulling a drillstring.

Shrinkage: volume shrinkage due to purification and/or extraction of natural gas liquids, gas used as input to gas‑to‑liquid plants, lease separators and any other losses caused by spillage, evaporation, etc.

Upstream: also known as the exploration and production (E&P) sector. It includes searching for potential underground or underwater crude oil and natural gas fields, drilling of exploratory wells, and subsequently drilling and operating the wells that recover and bring the crude oil and/or raw natural gas to the surface.

Well (exploratory and development): a hole drilled for the purpose of finding or producing crude oil or natural gas, or providing services related to the production of crude oil and natural gas. m

Petroleum products: products obtained from processing crude oil, unfinished oils, NGLs and other hydrocarbon compounds. These include aviation gasoline, motor gasoline, naphtha, kerosene, jet fuel, distillate fuel oil, residual fuel oil, liquefied petroleum gas, lubricants, paraffin wax, petroleum coke and asphalt.

Proven reserves: reserves which on the available evidence are virtually certain to be technically and economically viable (usually having a better than 90% chance of being produced). Qatar has the third largest natural gas proven reserves.

Recoverable reserves: the proportion of the oil and gas in a reservoir that can be removed using currently available techniques.

Refinery capacity (operable): the maximum amount of input to crude oil distillation units that can be processed in an average 24 hour period.

Re‑injection: the total volume of natural gas produced from oil and gas completions, processed through gas processing plants and field facilities, and used for gas lift, gas injection and cycling operations.

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The Gas Industry Explained

By Sarah Palmer Qatar is one of the world's largest producers and exporters of natural gas – we explain the different types of gas the country produces.

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Qatar is one of the world's major producers of natural gas, a worldwide liquefied natural gas (LNG) giant, with the State sitting on huge reserves.

Domestic companies such as Qatar Petroleum (QP) are all involved in the natural gas industry, alongside a number of foreign investors (see Company Activities in this section).

According to BP's Statistical Review of World Energy 2020 report, Qatar has the third largest natural gas reserves, behind Russia and Iran, with 24.7 tn cubic meters (tcm). The report states that global proved gas reserves are sufficient to meet 50.9 years of global production at 2019 levels.

QP started the development drilling campaign for the offshore North Field East (NFE) project in April, previously known as the North Field Expansion Project. This phase of the NFE project will increase the Qatar’s LNG production capacity from 77 million tons per annum (Mtpa) to 110 Mtpa; the second phase, the North Field South Project (NFS), will increase production to 126 Mtpa.

Some residents and visitors to Qatar may find the unique vocabulary used in the oil, gas and petrochemical industry – or, as it is more commonly known, 'OGP' – hard to grasp. Here are some easy to digest facts about the main areas of the gas sector:

GTL: Gas‑to‑liquids When natural gas is extracted from offshore reservoirs and brought up to the production station (platform), it is subjected to a process that separates the oil particles (condensates -- light hydrocarbons including butane and propane) and water, which form a small percentage of the gas stream. The balance – pure, natural gas – is then fed via subsea pipelines to Ras Laffan Industral City (RLC).

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This natural gas can then be processed into liquefied natural gas (LNG), as it is easy to transport, or routed to an alternative processing plant to be converted into other materials: diesel, lubricants, waxes and naphtha (a flammable oil containing various hydrocarbons). These are used to manufacture such things as talcum powder and liquid detergent.

Qatar's ORYX GTL project in Ras Laffan employs the Fischer-Tropsch technology, which uses reactors and special catalysts in the conversion of synthesis gas into high‑quality products via a three–stage process: • Reforming of natural gas: methane reactors with oxygen over a catalyst to form a synthesis gas (syngas), a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen.

• Conversion of syngas using the FischerTropsch technology: the most important step of the process, where a broad range of hydrocarbon streams are generated. Gas goes through special reactors and generates liquid hydrocarbons (condensate and syncrude).

• Product upgrade: using isocracking technology, the syncrude is converted into diesel, naphtha and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

LNG: Liquefied Natural Gas Production companies search for evidence of oil and gas reservoirs, often found deep inside the earth, using sophisticated technology and drill wells in locations where it is likely to be found.

When the gas comes ashore from the gas fields (in Qatar this is the huge North Field), it is cleaned of impurities, such as hydrogen sulphide, carbon dioxide and water. Condensates are removed, then processed and sold separately.

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The purified gas then enters a refrigeration unit that reduces its temperature and shrinks its volume by a factor of 600; in other words, 600 cubic feet of natural gas becomes one cubic foot of LNG, enough to generate about 100 kilowatts per hour of electricity. An average load of 4.7 mn cubic feet of LNG is usually carried by each tanker – enough to generate 482 mn kw/h of electricity or to power approximately 34,000 homes for a year.

Facilities used to convert natural gas to liquid are called trains – this is because of the sequential arrangement of the equipment required to process the gas.

Huge tanks store the LNG until it is loaded through a pipeline into tanks aboard LNG ships. Tanks and pipes are completely and efficiently insulated to keep the liquefied gas cold.

LNG must be maintained at below –82°C to remain a liquid. However, the insulated tanks and pipes are not enough to keep the temperature of LNG sufficiently low. Autorefrigeration is therefore used to help keep the liquefied gas at a constant temperature by maintaining it at its boiling point.

LNG is stored as a boiling cryogen, a substance used to produce very low temperatures, with a boiling point at around –84°C. Stored LNG is similar to boiling water, albeit much colder! The temperature of boiling water (100°C) does not change, even with increased heat, as it is cooled by evaporation (steam generation). In much the same way, LNG will stay at near constant temperature if kept at constant pressure. As long as the steam (LNG vapour boil-off) is allowed to leave the tank, the temperature remains constant.

When an LNG ship reaches the customer’s port, the liquefied gas is offloaded into insulated storage tanks and then processed through a regasification terminal that puts heat back into, and vaporises, the liquid. The gas is then transported as conventional pipeline gas.

LPG: Liquefied Petroleum Gas LPG is refined from oil and natural gas the same way petrol is refined from crude oil. While LPGs may not be the primary activity of most energy companies, they are produced nonetheless because they are a byproduct of the refining process for other fuels.

When natural gas is drawn from the ground, about 90% of it is methane. The rest is in the form of various LPGs, which is separated from the methane before the methane is fed into pipelines for use in our homes. The amount of LPG that comes from natural gas varies, but it is usually from 1 to 3%, and mainly comprises propane or butane. It can be used to run vehicles such as lorries and buses, and for domestic cooking and heating. It is one of the most common alternative fuels used in the world today.

Propane and butane can be stored in liquid form with only moderate pressurisation; isobutane, which has the same simple chemical formula as butane but a different chemical structure, is also used. Usually, butane and isobutane are mixed with propane in various proportions, depending on the intended use of the fuel.

Propane is useful as a portable fuel (for example, when camping) because its boiling point is –42°C, meaning that even at very low temperatures, it will vaporise as soon as it is released from its pressurised container. This results in a clean‑burning fuel that doesn't require much equipment to vaporise it and mix it with air.

Butane's boiling point is approximately 0.5°C, so will not vaporise in very cold temperatures. It therefore has more limited uses and is mixed with propane instead of being used by itself.

CNG: Compressed Natural Gas CNG is a fossil fuel substitute for petrol, diesel or LPG. It is more environmentally friendly as it causes less pollution, and gas‑fuelled vehicles are silent, perfect for densely populated urban areas. The Environmental Protection Agency in the US believes vehicles using CNG reduce carbon monoxide emissions by 90–97%, and CO2 emissions by 25%.

CNG is often confused with LNG and LPG: CNG is stored as a gas at high pressure; LNG is stored as an uncompressed liquid, while LPG is compressed.

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CNG is lighter than air, so will not form a puddle like petrol or diesel. Any leaks will simply evaporate. Nor does CNG not have any noticeable smell; a distinctively noxious odorant (think of rotten eggs) is deliberately added as an alert to a leakage. m

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Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals Update

The World Economic Forum (WEF) stated in November that now is the time for the oil and gas industry to agree five key outcomes, to achieve in the next five years – outcomes that are good for the environment as well as for businesses and shareholders. The five suggestions given by WEF are: eliminating methane emissions; having zero routine gas flaring; decarbonising capital allocation; responsible lobbying; and strengthened climate governance.

Global and Local Overview In a report by the World Bank in October, it was noted that the reduction in oil consumption in March and April this year led to a sharp fall in oil prices and a subsequent cut in production. This cut and the later rise in consumption helped oil prices recover somewhat in Q3 2020.

Due to COVID-19, projections for oil demand have been revised down. Restrictions over air travel will likely impact the demand for jet fuel, while working from home could mean a reduction in gasoline demand; this remains uncertain as private vehicles may be used more than public transport.

OPEC oil output rose for a fourth month in October, according to Reuters, due to the restart of more Libyan installations and higher Iraqi exports, offsetting the adherence by other members to an OPEC-led supply cut deal. The 13-member OPEC pumped 24.59 mn barrels per day (bpd) on average in October, up 210,000 bpd from September, and a boost from the three-decade low in June.

According to The Abdullah Bin Hamad Al Attiyah International Foundation for Energy and Sustainable Development, OPEC and allies including Russia (OPEC+) had planned to raise output by two mn barrels per day (bpd) in January. However, top producers Saudi Arabia and Russia are in favour of maintaining the group's current output reduction of about 7.7 mn bpd into next year in the face of lockdowns in Europe and rising Libyan oil output.

The increase in OPEC supply and the ongoing fluctuations in demand have continued to affect oil prices. OPEC+ cut 9.7 mn bpd (10% of global output) from May due to the pandemic affecting demand, although the group has been pumping more since August as the cut tapered down to 7.7 mn bpd (OPEC’s share is 4.868 mn bpd).

OPEC+ is scheduled to hold a policy meeting on 30 November. Pressure is on OPEC and OPEC+ to delay the planned January 2021 increase.

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At the 25th Oil & Gas of Turkmenistan Conference in early November, the Secretary-General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), Dr Yury Sentyurin, stated that the yet-to-find resources will contribute to around 30% of the total production of natural gas worldwide by 2050, and around 80% of the natural gas production by mid-century will stem from new projects, highlighting the importance of continued investment in upstream.

The current level of reserves is thought to be insufficient to cover the anticipated rising global demand. Projections by the GECF forecast expansion of natural gas production by over 50% between 2020 and 2050, despite a possible decline in the short- and medium-term due to the impact of COVID-19. Production will rise across all regions of the world, except Europe where it will decline by 70% by 2050. North America and the Middle East will retain their position as those areas most likely to expand gas production.

News From Qatar: Gas In his keynote speech at the 9th Japan LNG Producer-Consumer Conference, HE Saad Sherida Al Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs and the President and CEO of Qatar Petroleum (QP), emphasised the importance of collaboration between LNG producers and consumers in order to achieve greater growth and prosperity.

Held virtually under the theme 'Cooperation Between Producers & Consumers Post-COVID-19', HE Al Kaabi outlined the new realities as a result of geopolitical events, the developments of global impact, and the consequences of an evolving pandemic. Highlighting Qatar’s resilient LNG industry, HE Al Kaabi stated 'During these challenging times, Qatari LNG continued to flow to all markets, thanks to the outstanding performance of our teams and facilities, and to the flexibility we have in our global LNG portfolio, market reach, and LNG fleet.'

QP has signed an order with Baker Hughes to supply multiple main refrigerant compressors (MRCs) for the North Field East (NFE) project, executed by Qatargas. The award is part of four LNG mega trains offering 33 mn tons per annum

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by Baker Hughes, and is implementing the NFE project on behalf of QP.

Honeywell will implement smart junction boxes (SJB) technology for control and safety systems, reducing the number of instrumentation cabinets, enabling faster project execution and lowering installation costs. The systems will be integrated throughout the NFE main control building in Ras Laffan Industrial City and its instrument technical rooms in the process area, and use Honeywell cybersecurity technology and services.

News From Qatar: Oil QP announced in September the commencement of the supply of Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel (ULSD) by the QP Refinery in Mesaieed for the domestic transportation market. ULSD is a higher grade and cleaner premium diesel fuel and meets the European Emission Standard ‘Euro 5’ specifications. The start of ULSD production follows the successful upgrade of the QP Refinery’s Diesel Hydro-treating Units, resulting in a maximum of 10 ppm Sulfur Diesel.

News From Qatar: Petrochemical Industries Qatar (IQ), an industrial company with holdings in petrochemicals, fertilisers and steel producers, reported a net profit of QAR951 mn for the nine-month period to 30 September 2020, and a total group revenue of QAR8 bn, despite the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The group also recently concluded the acquisition of QP's 25% stake in Qatar Fertiliser Company (Qafco) for USD1 bn. Qafco is one of the world’s largest single-site urea producers, since its set up as a joint venture company in 1969. m

In October, QP awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for work on the fifth development phase of the Idd El Shargi North Dome oilfield in the Arabian Gulf to Italian contractor Saipem. Worth around USD140 mn, the project’s scope of work includes the EPC and installation of a topside, subsea pipelines and additional brownfield works for the modification and tie-ins of existing infrastructures.

An affiliate of QP and the UK’s National Grid Grain LNG signed a 25-year agreement for LNG storage and regasification capacity in October. The agreement will enable the QP affiliate to utilise the Isle of Grain LNG receiving terminal in Kent from mid-2025, by subscribing to the equivalent of up to 7.2 MTPA of the terminal’s future throughput capacity. At the ceremony, HE Al Kaabi commented that the agreement reaffirms QP's commitment to the UK’s gas market, facilitating a greater role for LNG as a reliable, economic, and environmentally friendly source of energy in the UK. QP announced in November the establishment and start-up of QP Trading LLC (QP Trading) as its dedicated LNG trading arm. The entity is charged with building a globally diversified portfolio of third party and equity LNG, as well as manage the price risk exposure of its portfolio through physical and derivatives trading. The announcement was made during a virtual ceremony to celebrate the signing

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Honeywell has been chosen as the main instrument and control contractor for the NFE project. Honeywell will apply its Industrial Internet of Things-enabled 'LEAP' (Lean Execution for Automation Projects) methodology, which incorporates visualisation, universal input/output (UIO) channel technology and cloud engineering.

Employing LEAP provides more predictable construction costs and enables remote project engineering possible from anywhere in the world.

of QP Trading’s first deal with Singapore’s Pavilion Energy Trading & Supply Pte Ltd.

QP has announced a new gas/condensate discovery in the Luiperd prospect, located in Block 11B/12B, in the Outeniqua Basin, 175 km off the southern coast of South Africa. This is the second significant discovery in Block 11B/12B, which is being explored by QP and its partners Total (operator), CNR International, and Main Street, after a gas condensate discovery in the Brulpadda prospect in 2019. Block 11B/12B is 19,000 sq km with water depths of between 200 and 1,800 m. It is operated by Total (45% working interest), with QP (25%), CNR International (20%), and Main Street (10%). ©

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While we endeavour to present an accurate picture of the most recent news, it is not always possible to have information verified. Therefore, we do not accept responsibility for any omissions or inaccuracies.

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Human capital The Human Capital Directorate has the responsibility of catering to QP’s human capital requirements in an ever-changing competitive environment. It provides quality support services to QP’s operations in the areas of human resources and strategic Qatarisation, as well as learning and development.

QP is spearheading the energy and industry sector’s Strategic Qatarisation Plan to maximise the employment of Qatari nationals.

Health, safety and environment QP is committed to the health and safety of its employees, contractors, visitors and the local communities, and to the protection and conservation of the natural environment.

Oil and gas fields and operation areas Onshore oil QP produces crude oil, condensate, natural gas liquids, associated gas, and nonassociated gas from its onshore fields in Dukhan.

Located 84 km west of Doha, Dukhan accommodates oil and gas facilities, housing, medical, recreational and educational institutions, and related services. The first shipment of oil from Dukhan was transported on 31 December 1949 through the Mesaieed port terminal.

Offshore oil QP produces high-quality crude oil and associated gas from the offshore Idd El

Exploration, appraisal and development operations During the last 25 years, QP has signed Exploration and Production Sharing Agreements (EPSA) and Development and Production Sharing Agreements (DPSA) with a number of major international oil and gas companies, including Elf Aquitaine/Total, Anadarko Qatar, Maersk Oil Qatar, Occidental Petroleum Qatar, Qatar Petroleum Development, Talisman Energy Qatar, GDF Suez, China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) and Qatar Shell.

These agreements have boosted Qatar’s oil and gas reserves through new discoveries and the development of existing fields. Some of the fields which were discovered and/or developed through these agreements are Idd El Shargi Dome (North and South), Al Shaheen Field and Al Khaleej Field, as well as Al Karkara and A Structures.

North Field The North Field, an area of 6,000 sq km with total recoverable gas of 900 tn standard cubic feet, is considered the largest single non-associated gas reservoir in the world. The utilisation of this field’s massive reserves has become a primary national goal to continue the development and prosperity of the country.

Halul Island Halul Island is a storage and exportation centre for Qatar’s marine crude oil.

The island, which has an area of 1.5 sq km, lies approximately 96 km to the northeast of Doha. It has 11 large crude oil storage tanks with a total capacity of 5 mn barrels. The island also has pumping facilities, power generators, desalination plants, a heliport and a harbour suitable for supply boats that support operations. It is also fully equipped with community facilities for almost 1,000 QP staff and contractors.

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Qatar Petroleum (QP) is an integrated national oil corporation responsible for the sustainable development of Qatar’s oil and gas resources.

Its corporate vision is ‘to become one of the best national oil companies in the world, with roots in Qatar, and a strong international presence.’

QP’s activities encompass the entire spectrum of the oil and gas value chain locally, regionally, and internationally, and include the exploration, refining, production, marketing and sales of oil and gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), natural gas liquids (NGL), gas-to-liquids (GTL) products, refined products, petrochemicals, fertilisers, steel and aluminium.

QP’s operations are conducted at various onshore locations, including Doha, Dukhan, Mesaieed Industrial City and Ras Laffan Industrial City, as well as at offshore areas, including Halul Island, offshore production stations, drilling platforms, and the North Field.

Shargi, Maydan Mahzam, Bul Hanine, and Al Rayyan fields, which began production in 1964, 1965, 1972, and 1996, respectively.

Refined products QP Refinery The QP Refinery started as a small topping plant in 1958 and has grown over the years into a giant refinery organisation. It has successfully made the State of Qatar selfsufficient and export-oriented in refined oil and petroleum products, with its designed capacity of 137,000 barrels per day (bpd) of refined products for domestic use as well as for export.

Laffan Refinery Laffan Refinery is a joint venture with international majors and is one of the largest condensate refineries in the world. It started production in late 2009 and is operated ©

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by Qatargas Operating Company Limited (Qatargas). The 146,000 bpd refinery processes field condensate from Qatargas and Al Khaleej Gas to produce naphtha, jet fuel, gas oil and LPG. A second condensate refinery, called the Laffan Refinery 2 (LR2), started operations in December 2016 and added another 146,000 bpd of processing capacity, thus doubling Qatar’s refining capacity. LR2 produces low sulfur Euro-V specifications products such as naphtha, Jet A-1, ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD), propane and butane for local and international markets.

Natural gas liquids (NGL) There are four NGL plants in Mesaieed Industrial City producing propane, butane and condensate, which are mainly intended for export.

Ongoing projects Barzan Gas Project The Barzan Gas Project will develop approximately 1.9 bn cfpd of North Field wellhead gas, and produce 1.4 bn cfpd of sales gas for the domestic market (power generation) in addition to associated condensate ethane, LPG and sulphur.

Bul Hanine Redevelopment QP is investing in the redevelopment of the existing Bul Hanine offshore oil field, which is located about 120 km to the east of the Qatari coastline. The project is one of the largest to be managed and executed by QP. It is designed to prolong the field’s life by countering its production decline and doubling its current oil production rate.

New Petrochemical Complex QP has announced the selection of Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC as its partner in a new Petrochemicals Complex, which will be developed and constructed in Ras Laffan Industrial City. The new complex will have an ethane cracker with a nameplate capacity of 1.9 mn tons of ethylene per annum, making it the largest ethane cracker in the Middle East and one of the largest in the world.

It will also include two high-density polyethylene derivative units, which will raise Qatar’s current polyethylene production capacity by 82% by the fourth quarter of 2025.

North Field Expansion Project This is a project to develop additional gas from the North Field and to build four new LNG trains to raise Qatar’s LNG

production capacity from 77 mn tons per annum to 110 MTPA. In addition to LNG, the new project will also produce about 4,000 tons per day of ethane, 260,000 bpd of condensate, 11,000 tons per day of LPG, and approximately 20 tons per day of pure helium.

QP Industrial Cities QP’s Industrial Cities Directorate has the overall mandated responsibility for Ras Laffan Industrial City, Mesaieed Industrial City and the Dukhan Concession Area. It is responsible for developing and providing land, infrastructure, facilities and services required by the industries operating in those areas, which altogether play a pivotal role in enhancing diversification, industrialisation, and the extraction of the highest economic value from Qatar’s oil and gas resources.

Guided by Qatar National Vision 2030 and in compliance with corporate, state, and international governance, QP Industrial Cities is committed to: • Contributing to the sustainable social and economic development of Qatar.

• Achieving the highest level of health, safety, security, environmental protection and socioeconomic sustainability.

• Protecting the interests of the State, Qatar Petroleum and business partners.

• Operating highly reliable facilities and providing responsive services to business partners.

• Developing, optimising and sustaining worldclass infrastructure and facilities.

• Developing local talent and acting as a leader in corporate citizenship.

• Directing the development, regulations and operations of Mesaieed Port and Ras Laffan Port.

• Acting as the Municipal Authority in the responsible areas as granted by the laws of the State of Qatar.

Ras Laffan Industrial City (RLIC) Ras Laffan Industrial City (RLIC) is situated 80 km from Doha along the northeast coast of Qatar, and is one of the fastest-growing industrial cities in the world. It is the main base for the exploitation and development of Qatar’s vast resources from the North Field, which is the world’s largest single non-associated gas reservoir. Since its establishment in 1996, RLIC has evolved into a world-class industrial city, facilitating the needs of the most technologically sophisticated natural gas-based industries.

Major industries operating in RLIC RLIC provides state-of-the-art infrastructure, facilities and services to major ventures of the oil

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marhaba.qa • Qatar Aluminium Company (Qatalum) is a fully integrated aluminium plant that produces highquality primary aluminium products.

• Qatar Vinyl Company (QVC) produces high-quality vinyl products.

• Qatar Fuel Additives Company (QAFAC) produces methanol and methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE).

Dukhan Concession Area Dukhan is located 80 km west of Doha and produces about 180,000 bpd of oil. It covers an area approximately 80 km by 8 km with oil production facilities, associated and nonassociated gas facilities and NGL production. In addition to industrial plants, infrastructure and assets, Dukhan is home to 12,000 residents living in a community encompassing schools, medical facilities, extensive leisure facilities and all the amenities expected of a bustling community. The main products conditioned for export from the Dukhan fields are crude oil, condensate, natural gas liquids (NGL), and stripped associated gas (SAG). These products are delivered to various internal and external customers.

• Crude oil is exported through the terminal operations department at Mesaieed and also supplied to the QP Refinery.

• Condensates are sent to the QP Refinery in Mesaieed.

• Arab D NGL is supplied to NGL4 at Mesaieed.

• NGL is delivered to NGL1 and NGL2 in Mesaieed.

• SAG is supplied to QNCC, QAPCO and QAFCO via QP’s Gas Distribution System. qp.com.qa

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and gas industry and supporting projects, which are all set to achieve the planned production capacity of 25 bn cubic feet of gas per day. These include: • Qatargas, the largest producer of LNG in the world.

• Pearl GTL and Oryx GTL, major producers of GTL. • Al Khaleej Gas – lean natural gas for the Qatar market.

• Dolphin Energy Limited – lean natural gas for export by pipeline to the GCC. • Laffan Refinery 1 & 2 – refined petroleum products.

• Ras Laffan Olefins Company – ethylene for petrochemical products.

• Ras Laffan Helium – the world’s largest producer of helium.

• Qatar Power, Ras Girtas Power and Ras Laffan Power – power for Qatar and for export to the GCC market.

• Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma Shipyard – shipbuilding, repair and maintenance services.

Mesaieed Industrial City (MIC) Located 40 km south of Doha, Mesaieed Industrial City (MIC) is the hub for petrochemicals, chemical fertilisers, oil refining and metallurgical industries in Qatar. MIC also hosts numerous small and medium-sized industries as well as a well-planned, self-contained, sustainable, modern township with fully-serviced infrastructure providing a high quality of life for its residents.

Major industries operating in MIC A wide range of products is produced in MIC. These include natural gas liquids, petrochemicals, plastic resins, refined petroleum products, aluminium and steel, which are supplied to local, regional and international markets. The major industries operating in MIC include the following: • QP’s Mesaieed Operations manages the onshore processing, distribution and export of products derived from non-associated gas.

• QP Refinery processes crude oil and condensate into a variety of finished products including naphtha, gasoline, jet fuel, diesel and fuel oil.

• Qatar Petrochemical Company (QAPCO) is one of the leading producers of ethylene and low-density polyethylene (LDPE) in the Middle East region.

• Qatar Fertiliser Company (QAFCO) is a leading, world-class fertiliser producer and is the world’s largest single-site producer of ammonia and urea.

• Qatar Chemical Company (QChem) is a worldclass integrated petrochemical plant producing high and medium-density polyethylene and other products.

• Qatar Steel is a regional leader in the steel industry.

Qatargas Qatargas is a unique global energy operator in terms of size, service and reliability. The company operates 14 Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) trains with a total annual production capacity of 77 mn tonnes. This makes Qatargas the largest LNG producer in the world. Since the first production in 1996, Qatargas has successfully delivered cargos to 31 countries and is committed to meeting the world’s demand for safe, reliable and clean energy.

Established in 1984, Qatargas develops, produces, and markets hydrocarbons from the world’s largest non-associated natural gas field. In addition to producing LNG, Qatargas is also a leading exporter of natural gas, helium, condensate and associated products. Apart from the LNG facilities, Qatargas also operates the ©

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marhaba.qa Jetty Boil-Off Gas facility, Al Khaleej Gas, Ras Laffan Helium, the two Laffan Refineries (among the largest condensate refineries in the world), and the Ras Laffan Terminal on behalf of all participants.

Today, Qatargas continues to set the benchmark in the LNG industry as it safely and reliably supplies energy to customers all over the world qatargas.com

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Qatar Fertiliser Company QAFCO’s inception in 1969 as a joint venture company to produce chemical fertilisers was the first and a significant step in Qatar’s industrial diversification programme to utilise its abundant natural gas resources. QAFCO is now owned by Industries Qatar (IQ) (75%) and Yara Nederland BV (25%). The majority of IQ shares are owned by Qatar Petroleum (QP), making QP the ultimate parent of the company.

QAFCO inaugurated its first plant in 1973. Today the QAFCO complex comprises six ammonia and six urea completely integrated trains, a melamine plant and two urea formaldehyde plants. QAFCO is now the world’s largest single-site producer of ammonia and urea, with an annual production capacity of 3.8 mn metric tonnes (MT) of ammonia and 5.6 mn MT of urea, enabling Qatar to be the largest exporter of urea in the world.

Currently, QAFCO exports ammonia and urea via Muntajat Company to more than 45 nations across the globe, with its primary consumers being in South East Asia, North America, Australasia and Southern Africa.

UFC85 Plant As well as boosting its fertiliser production QAFCO also has two urea formaldehyde plants producing 60,000 mtpa of UFC85, the anti caking agent vital to urea production. The urea formaldehyde plant is owned by Gulf Formaldehyde Company, a joint venture between QAFCO (70%), Qatar Industrial Manufacturing Company (20%), and United Development Company (10%).

Qatar Melamine Plant The largest melamine plant in the Middle East and one of the largest in the world, with a production capacity of 60,000 mtpa.

The melamine project is owned by QAFCO (60%) and QP (40%). qafco.com

Qatar Petrochemical Company Qatar Petrochemical Company (QAPCO) QPJSC was established in 1974. It is a joint

venture between Industries Qatar (80%) and Total Petrochemicals France (20%). QAPCO is a pioneer in petrochemical production and one of the largest manufacturers of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) in the region.

QAPCO is involved in joint ventures that include Qatar Vinyl Company (QVC) QPJSC, Qatofin Company Limited QPJSC, and Qatar Plastic Products Company (QPPC), making QAPCO a regional petrochemical powerhouse.

QAPCO main facilities consist of an ethylene plant (cracker) with a production capacity of up to 830,000 MTPA, three LDPE plants with a total combined production capacity of over 795,000 MTPA, and a sulfur plant with a production capacity of up to 70,000 MTPA. As by-products, the ethylene plant produces liquid petroleum gases (LPG) with an annual capacity of up to 55,000 MTA and hydrogenated pyrolysis gasoline with a capacity of up to 45,000 MTA. Joint Ventures Qatofin Company Limited QPJSC Qatofin was established in 2005 and is a joint venture between QAPCO (63%), Total Petrochemicals France (36%) and QP (1%). Qatofin produces linear lowdensity polyethylene (LLDPE), mainly for export, and has a production capacity of more than 570 kilotonnes per annum (ktpa).

Qatar Vinyl Company (QVC) Established in 1997 as a limited Qatari shareholding company, with QAPCO fully operating QVC plants from 2017.

Shareholders are Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Company (55%), QAPCO (31%) and QP (12.9%).

Ras Laffan Olefins Company (RLOC) RLOC is a joint venture between Q-Chem ll (53.31%), Qatofin (45.69%) and QP (1%). It owns a cracker that supplies Mesaieed LLDPE unit with ethylene feedstock and is managed and operated by Q-Chem ll.

Qatar Plastics Products Company See entry below. qapco.com

Qatar Plastic Products Company Qatar Plastic & Wooden Products Company (QPPC) was established in 1998 and commercial production commenced in 2000. Around 90% of production is sold to the domestic market while the remainder is marketed in other Gulf countries and Europe.

The production facility is located at Mesaieed Industrial City. The company is owned by two shareholders: Qatar Petrochemical Co (QAPCO), Qatar Industrial Manufacturing Co (QIMC).

QPPC produces plastic film for industrial packaging

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Qatar Fuel Additives Company Qatar Fuel Additives Company Limited (QAFAC) was established as a Qatari joint stock company to build, own and operate facilities at Mesaieed Industrial City for the production of methanol and methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE).

Since the 1960s methanol has been produced from petroleum, naphtha and natural gas, and is a clear, colourless, flammable liquid with a characteristic odour. It is a clean energy source and a raw material for many everyday items.

Within the petrochemical industry, it is used as a raw material for manufacturing solvents, formaldehyde, methyl halide, methyl amine, acetic acid, ethyl alcohol, acetic anhydride, dimethyl ether (DME) and MTBE. The QAFAC methanol plant can produce 2,950 metric tons a day of US Federal Grade AA methanol from the natural gas provided by QP, through steam reforming, methanol synthesis and distillation. The majority is exported to the Far East, Europe, India and the GCC region.

MTBE is a chemical compound from the chemical reaction of methanol and isobutylene. Produced in large quantities, it is usually used as a fuel additive in motor gasoline, one of a group of chemicals known as ‘oxygenates’ because they raise the oxygen content of gasoline. At room temperature, MTBE is a volatile, flammable and colourless liquid that dissolves easily in water.

The QAFAC MTBE plant produces around 1,830 metric tons a day by processing methanol from the on-site methanol plant and field butane from

QP. The product is used by the QP refinery at Mesaieed as a gasoline blender as an octane enhancer and oxygenator to replace lead in the gasoline marketed in Qatar. The main international markets for MTBE are the Far East, Europe, South America and the GCC. qafac.com.qa

Qatar Chemical Company Ltd Qatar Chemical Company Ltd (Q-Chem) is owned by Mesaieed Petrochemical Holding Company QSC (MPHC) (49%), Chevron Phillips Chemical International Qatar Holdings LLC (49%), and QP (2%). MPHC is majority owned by QP. The Q-Chem facility produces high‑ and medium‑density polyethylene (HDPE and MDPE), 1-hexene and other products, using technology provided by Chevron Phillips Chemical.

Located in Mesaieed Industrial City (MIC), the Q‑Chem complex has a production capacity of 453,000 tonnes per annum (MTA) of polyethylene and a 1‑hexene unit with a production capacity 47,000 MTA. The complex also consists of a sulphur recovery and solidification plant, a water treatment plant, seawater cooling system, dock facilities and administrative buildings.

Adjacent to the Q‑Chem plant, the joint venture Q-Chem II facility produces 350,000 MTA of HDPE, and has introduced the first full range Normal Alpha Olefins (NAO) unit with a production capacity of 345,000 MTA. The plant has raised the Q-Chem HDPE production capacity to 803,000 MTA, to meet the increasing demand of customers in Asia, Europe and Africa. Similarly the NAO plant produces a full range of alpha olefins. Both plants utilise Chevron Phillips Chemical’s proprietary loop‑slurry process for high-density polyethylene.

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using the blow extrusion process, with products manufactured from different kinds of polymer to satisfy customer requirements. Printing is done using Flexographic printing lines in up to six colours for excellent quality. Every delivery has a product analysis certificate detailing the composition, dimension and mechanical properties.

The company produces form, fill and seal film, shrinkable film and hood, construction foil (polythene sheet and sleeve), greenhouse and agricultural film, general purpose film, heavy duty trash bags, and wood-plastic composite (WPC).

Qatar Wooden Products Co commenced commercial production in 2013. The fully automatic wooden pallet production line and heat treatment facility is able to produce 1.6 mn wooden pallets a year, QWPC was launched to produce high-quality wooden pallets, mainly to meet the needs of QAPCO, QATOFIN and other petrochemical companies. qppc.net

Ras Laffan Olefins Company Ltd (RLOC) is owned

by Q-Chem II (53.31%), Qatofin Company Limited QSC (Qatofin) (45.69%) and QP (1%). The 1.3 mn mtpa ethylene cracker is operated by Q‑Chem II. Ethylene is sent from Ras Laffan to Q-Chem II and Qatofin derivatives units in Mesaieed via a 135 km pipeline, whereupon 700,000 mtpa of ethylene is allocated to Q-Chem II and 600,000 mtpa is transported to Qatofin. qchem.com.qa

Ras Laffan Power Company Ltd Ras Laffan Power Company Limited QPSC (RLPC), established in 2001, is the provider of electricity and water for the people and industrial projects of Qatar. ©

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marhaba.qa RLPC is a joint venture company owned by Qatar Electricity & Water Co (QEWC) (80%), QP (10%) and GIC (10%). RLPC has a 25-year Power and Water Purchase Agreement with Kahramaa and a 25-year Fuel and Seawater Supply Agreement with QP. RLPC contributes 18% of the country’s power supply and 23% of the country’s water supply.

RLPC is operated by Raslaffan Operating Company WLL. Being the owner of the first independent power and water plant in the State of Qatar, RLPC plays a major role in meeting both the domestic and industrial demand for electricity and water in the coming years. rlpc.net

ConocoPhillips ConocoPhillips is the world’s largest independent exploration and production (E&P) company based on proved reserves and production of liquids and natural gas. ConocoPhillips explores, produces, transports and markets crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids, liquefied natural gas and bitumen worldwide, with operations and activities in 20 countries.

In Qatar, ConocoPhillips operates its Global Water Sustainability Center at the Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP) which focuses on innovative solutions to treat produced water from the oil and gas industry as well as desalination, recycling, awareness and conservation.

ConocoPhillips contributes to social, economic and environmental improvements in all the communities in which it operates. ConocoPhillips’ signature CSR campaign in Qatar is the Kulluna Health and Safety campaign, in partnership with Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC). conocophillips.com

ExxonMobil Qatar ExxonMobil, one of the largest publicly traded international energy companies, uses technology and innovation to help meet the world’s growing energy needs. ExxonMobil holds an industry-leading inventory of resources, is one of the largest refiners and marketers of petroleum products, and its chemical company is one of the largest in the world.

ExxonMobil has partnered with QP to develop the North Field, the world’s largest non-associated natural gas field. Through the Qatargas joint QATAR OIL, GAS AND PETROCHEMICAL E-GUIDE ©

venture, the company has participated in 12 of the 14 LNG trains, 27 of the world’s largest LNG ships, three receiving terminals in Europe and the US, and Qatar’s largest condensate refinery.

ExxonMobil is the only foreign participant in two domestic gas projects – Al Khaleej Gas and Barzan Gas. ExxonMobil also provides technical and management expertise to directly support QP through secondments of ExxonMobil employees.

ExxonMobil Research Qatar (EMRQ) opened at QSTP in 2009 to conduct research in areas of common interest to Qatar and ExxonMobil.

Scientists and researchers at EMRQ continue to advance projects in environmental management, water reuse, LNG safety and coastal geology.

By using global knowledge to develop local resources, EMRQ is able to create an invaluable link between the local and international research communities. exxonmobil.qa

North Oil North Oil Company (NOC) is an operating company created through a joint venture agreement to operate and further develop the Al Shaheen oil field for the next 25 years.

NOC is a Qatari company, 70% owned by QP and 30% by Total.

Al Shaheen oil field is located in Qatari waters 80 km north of Ras Laffan with facilities consisting of 33 platforms and more than 300 wells, currently producing around 300,000 barrels of oil per day.

Al Shaheen is Qatar’s largest offshore oil field and one of the largest offshore oil fields in the world. noc.qa

ORYX GTL ORYX GTL Ltd was established in 2003 to develop, construct, and operate Qatar’s first gas-toliquids (GTL) plant, converting natural gas into high quality GTL products including diesel, naphtha, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). GTL fuels are gaining greater acceptance as a sustainable longterm alternative to conventional fuels due to its superior characteristics.

ORYX GTL is a 51:49 joint venture between QP and Sasol Middle East and India (SMEA), combining QP’s natural gas wealth with Sasol’s technological know-how to manufacture more than 32,400 barrels a day of high specification

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Qatar Shell

Sasol Sasol is an international integrated chemicals and energy company.

Through talented people, Sasol use selected technologies to safely and sustainably source, produce and market chemical and energy products competitively to create superior value for customers, shareholders and other stakeholders.

The company develops and commercialises technologies, and build and operate world-scale facilities to produce a range of high-value product streams, including liquid fuels, chemicals and lowcarbon electricity. Sasol employs 31, 270 people working in 32 countries.

In Qatar, Sasol is a 49% shareholder with QP in ORYX GTL, the world’s first commercial-scale GTL plant. ORYX GTL uses Sasol proprietary gas-toliquids (GTL) technology to convert natural gas into liquid fuel and chemical products. sasol.com

TOTAL, the French energy major, has been present in Qatar since 1936, and is active in all areas of the oil and gas sector.

Total is the shareholder and sole operator of Al Khalij offshore field. In 2016, Total won the bid for Al Shaheen offshore field, resulting in the establishment of North Oil Company as a partnership between Total and QP. Total is also a founding partner of Qatargas, a founding member and leading partner of Dolphin Energy, and a partner of Muntajat. Total also owns prominent shares in QAPCO and Qatofin, and has a stake in the two Laffan Condensate Refineries operated by Qatargas in Ras Laffan.

Total Marketing Qatar has a prominent market share for lubricants in Qatar for automotive, construction, industrial and marine customers.

The Total Research Center Qatar at QSTP has leading edge and innovative research projects related to sustainable development, marine biodiversity, biofuels, and solar energy. total.com

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Shell is the largest international investor in Qatar. QP and Shell have jointly delivered two of the largest energy projects in the world in Ras Laffan Industrial City.

Pearl Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) is the world’s largest GTL plant, cementing Qatar’s position as the GTL capital of the world. Costing USD19 bn, this is the largest single investment in the Shell Group’s global portfolio. Meanwhile the Qatargas 4 LNG project (QP 70%, Shell 30%) combines Shell’s global leadership in LNG with Qatar’s position as the world’s largest LNG supplier.

The Qatar Shell Research & Technology Centre at QSTP is a world-class research and development facility and learning centre, with investment of up to USD100 mn on programmes in support of energy and the environment. Qatar Shell also supports Qatar National Vision 2030 through investments in national talent and capability development, via the professional development of Qatari employees and an extensive CSR programme. shell.qa

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WOQOD Qatar Fuel Company (WOQOD) QPSC was formed as a joint stock company in 2002 to provide downstream, refined fuel storage, distribution and marketing services in Qatar. WOQOD is listed on Qatar Exchange following its IPO in 2003.

WOQOD distributes fuel products within Qatar for all transportation – diesel and gasoline for vehicles, marine fuel for seagoing vessels, and aviation fuel for airlines – with fuel distribution depots in Mesaimeer and Ras Laffan. WOQOD has a fleet of road tankers and an extensive network of petrol stations, as well as vessels for supplying marine fuel. Qatar was the first GCC country to convert to fully unleaded gasoline and WOQOD’s diesel has the lowest sulfur content in the region.

WOQOD also fulfils Qatar's energy needs through ecofriendly fuel products like liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and compressed natural gas. LPG is supplied to domestic customers via Shafaf cylinders, while industrial and commercial users can have LPG tankers installed.

WOQOD has diversified into retail marketing with Sidra convenience stores, a one-stop shop solution at their fuel stations. m woqod.com.qa ©

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Qatar Turns to Solar Energy

By Sarah Palmer A solar power plant is to be built for the first time in Qatar, as part of the state's efforts to fight carbon emission and climate change.

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milestone was reached in Qatar recently, with the signing of the QAR1.7 bn, 800MW Al Kharsaah Large Scale Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power Plant.

Agreements have been signed between Qatar Petroleum (QP), Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa), Qatar Electricity and Water Company (QEWC), Siraj Energy, Marubeni Corporation and Total, to establish the project company and for power purchase from the plant.

QEWC is one of the largest utility companies in the MENA region, and is the main supplier of electricity and desalinated water in Qatar. QP and QEWC have established a joint venture company, Siraj Energy, for the generation of electricity from solar power.

QP holds 40% and QEWC 60% in Siraj Energy.

Pursuant to the agreements, Kahramaa, in its capacity as the Transmission and Distribution System Owner and Operator (TDSOO) in Qatar will buy electricity from Siraj1, which is owned by Siraj Energy (60%), and Marubeni Corporation of Japan and Total Solar International of France (40%).

The 10 sq km project is in Al Kharsaah, about 80 km west of Doha. It follows a Build, Own, Operate, and Transfer (BOOT) model and has a term of 25 years – thereafter ownership will be transferred to Kahramaa.

Under the first phase, 350MW will be connected to the grid by Q1 2021, while the commercial commissioning of the total capacity will start in Q1 2022; this is in line with objectives set out in Qatar National Development Strategy 2018–2022.

'The plant will generate about eight times the quantum of solar energy that Qatar had pledged to build, helping the 2022 FIFA World Cup become a carbon-neutral event.' He added 'The project is also part of our efforts to conserve energy and protect the environment in a manner that strikes a balance between the needs of the current generation and that of the future generations as stipulated by Qatar National Vision 2030.'

The project will employ the latest solutions and innovations in solar energy technology, including the use of dual panels, state-of-the-art automated systems to track the sun, and robots to clean the solar panels to ensure the continuity of production efficiency and reduce plant operating costs.

The power plant is expected to produce approximately 10% of the country's peak electricity demand and reduce 26 mn tonnes of carbon dioxide. This aligns with the objectives of the National Programme for Conservation and Energy Efficiency (Tarsheed) by Kahramaa. Tarsheed aims to reduce 1 mn tonnes of carbon emissions annually until 2022.

Kahramaa had invited Requests for Bids (RFB) to build Qatar’s first large-scale solar PV power plant at the start of 2019 – 16 international solar power developers were prequalified and five competitive bids were received. This was a large number of bids taking into account the nature of the project, reflecting the strength and attractiveness of Qatar’s electricity market and the global interest to invest in the country. m

Speaking after the agreements were signed, HE Saad Sherida Al Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs and QP President and CEO, stated that the project is part of the energy sector’s preparation to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup QatarTM. QATAR OIL, GAS AND PETROCHEMICAL E-GUIDE ©

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