Qatar Petroleum, Qatar Gas and Ras Gas have given the go ahead to an environmental project to recover gas currently being flared during LNG ship loading at the port of Ras Laffan.
The project is part of the Common Facilities Projects at Ras Laffan Industrial City and is known as the Jetty Boil-Off Gas Recovery Project.
“We are very pleased that Qatargas is able to lead this project on behalf of all the LNG producers at Ras Laffan Industrial City. Qatargas, Qatar Petroleum, and RasGas are all focused on reducing our emissions and energy use so that we can bring our emissions to the lowest levels possible to meet or beat international standards,” Qatargas chief executive officer, Faisal M. Al-Suwaidi said.
“This project will contribute greatly to reducing emissions from our facilities,” he added.
The project, when fully operational, will recover the equivalen of 0.6 million tonnes per year of LNG.
