Doha, Qatar—Qatar’s state-owned QatarEnergy and Qatargas, the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) company, celebrated the loading of the 30,000th ship from Qatargas-operated terminals in Ras Laffan Port.
The LNG cargo was loaded on board the Qatargas-chartered Q-Max LNG carrier “Mekaines.”
The country’s Minister of State for Energy Affairs President & CEO of QatarEnergy, Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi, said, “The 30,000 ship-loadings from Ras Laffan Port is certainly a historic achievement for Qatargas and Ras Laffan Port, as well as for Qatar’s energy industry.”
“It once again demonstrates the State of Qatar’s ability to supply cleaner energy to all four corners of the globe safely, reliably, and on time,” he said.
Qatargas Terminals are entrusted to handle approximately three million barrels of oil equivalent of both LNG and non-LNG products every single day. The terminals at Ras Laffan Industrial City commenced operations in 1996.
Qatargas has a current LNG production capacity of 77 million tons per annum (Mtpa) and manages the export of products amounting to an oil equivalent of one million barrels per day.