Honeywell’s UOP have announced a deal to work with Qatar Petroleum to develop more efficient production of LNG.
The project will see the companies working on removing contaminants from natural gas, which allows it to be liquefied for transportation.
The deal was signed by Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Sada, Qatari minister of energy and industry and chairman of Qatar Petroleum, and UOP president Dr Rajeev Gautam, at Qatar Petroleum’s Headquarters.
Al-Sada said the agreement marked an important stage of the development of Qatar’s gas industry.
“Qatar is constantly working to facilitate the optimum development of its hydrocarbon resources, and this agreement is another step in that direction. Developing more efficient technologies to remove contaminants from natural gas will help boost Qatar’s reputation as a safe, reliable supplier of natural gas as well as high-quality products,” he said.
Qatar Petroleum has an estimated production capacity of 77 million tons per annum (tpa), making Qatar the largest producer and exporter of LNG in the world.
