Qatargas starts up Laffan Refinery 2

Qatar’s LNG producer, Qatargas, started up the commercial operations at the Laffan Refinery 2, expanding the country’s production capacity. 

The project will refine 146,000 barrels per day of condensate from the North Field, the largest non-associated natural gas reserve in the world, Qatargas said in its statement.

Laffan Refinery 2 produces Naphtha, Jet-A1, Ultra low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD), Propane and Butane for local and international markets.

Alongside Laffan Refinery 1, this new facility diversifies Qatar’s energy mix, which will double the existing production capacity, the statement reads.

Qatargas, the country’s largest LNG producer with an annual production of 43 mtpa, operates the refinery on behalf of the shareholders, Qatar Petroleum (84%), Total (10%), Cosmo (2%), Idemitsu (2%), Mitsui (1%) and Marubeni (1%).