ExxonMobil Corp said over the weekend that production from its new liquefied natural gas unit in Qatar is “imminent”. Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co’s train 6 “was mechanically completed during the second quarter”, David Rosenthal, ExxonMobil’s vice president

of investor relations, said. “Gas is flowing into the unit and first
LNG production is imminent.” Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas, or
RasGas, is a venture between state-controlled Qatar Petroleum and
ExxonMobil. Train 6 will be the second LNG unit to start operations
this year in Qatar, the world’s biggest producer of LNG. The facility,
which can produce 7.8 million tons of LNG a year, was scheduled to
start operations by June, according to the second-quarter newsletter
from RasGas. QatarGas2 train 4 began operations in March.
Phase 2 of
the Al Khaleej gas project in the country is scheduled to start
operations in the second half of the year, Rosenthal said. Al Khaleej
will supply gas for industries and power generation plants in Qatar.

Source: SeaTrade Asia Online

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