RasGas

RasGas Company Limited is a liquefied natural gas (LNG) producing company in Qatar. It is the second-biggest LNG producer in Qatar after Qatargas. RasGas operates seven LNG trains located in Ras Laffan Industrial City.

RasGas also operates helium plants which produce 25% of the world's helium, and make Qatar the second largest helium exporter.

History

RasGas was established in 2001. The chief executive officer of the company is Hamad Rashid al Mohannadi.

Operations

The company's seven LNG trains have a total capacity of 36.3 million tonnes of LNG per year. Trains 1 and 2 are owned by Ras Laffan, and they have a combined capacity of 6.6 million tonnes of LNG per year. Ras Laffan (II) owns Trains 3, 4 and 5 with a capacity of 4.7 million tonnes of LNG per annum each. Trains 6 and 7 are owned by Ras Laffan (3). The Train 6 came online in October 2009, and was inaugurated on 27 October 2009.Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, the Emir of Qatar, attended the ceremony. The Train 7 started production in February 2010. Both train produces 7.8 million tonnes of LNG per year and they among the largest LNG trains in the world.