Qatar Petroleum (QP) has announced the launch of the jetty boil-off gas recovery (JBOG) project at Ras Laffan to meet world’s growing demand for clean energy
In a press statement, QP said that this US$796mn energy-saving environmental project is led by Qatargas with an aim to recover gas currently being flared during LNG ship loading at Ras Laffan Port.
The project, when fully operational, will recover the equivalent of about 600,000 tonnes of LNG per year. This utilisation will result in a saving of approximately 28.3bn cu m of gas over a period of 30 years.
QP said that JBOG is going to be an important constituent of the common facilities projects at Ras Laffan Industrial City, as it will recover and collect boiled-off gas from LNG ships during loading and the gas will then be compressed at a central facility.
Mohamed bin Saleh Al Sada, Qatar’s Minister of Energy and Industry, said, “With a capital outlay of US$800mn, JBOG is set to become a landmark project for Qatar, underlining its strong commitment to protecting the environment.”
The compressed gas obtained from the project is expected to be utilised by organisations like Qatargas and RasGas either as feedstock to LNG trains or as fuel gas.
Khalid bin Khalifa Al Thani, CEO of Qatargas, added, “We are pleased that Qatargas is able to lead this project on behalf of all the LNG producers at Ras Laffan Industrial City. Qatargas, QP and RasGas are all focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and energy use so that we can reduce the wastage of gas to the lowest levels possible to meet or beat international standards. This project will contribute greatly to truly making LNG a clean fuel for the world.”
The front-end engineering design (FEED) of the JBOG project was awarded to the US-based company Fluor in October 2007 and was completed by the end of 2008. The engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract for the project was then awarded to Fluor again in February 2010.
Qatargas awarded the contract on behalf of the owners of the project — Four Qatargas (QG 1, 2, 3 and 4) and three RasGas (RL1, 2 and 3) companies that own the 14 LNG trains at Ras Laffan. The major sub-contractors on the project are Qatar Engineering & Construction Company (Qcon), Qatar Kentz, Medgulf, Teyseer, Draieh, Shaqab Abela and G4S.
