Qatar to raise LNG production to 126 MTPA by 2027 – The Peninsula

Qatar to raise LNG production to 126 MTPA by 2027 – The Peninsula

Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani said yesterday that Qatar is working to develop and increase its production capacity of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from 77 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) currently to 126 million tonnes per year by 2027 through the North Field production expansion projects.

Addressing the opening of the 6th Summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), H H the Amir said the North Field production expansion projects include huge investments in eco-friendly technologies, namely an integrated system for capturing and injecting carbon dioxide, which, when fully operational, will become the largest of its kind in the LNG industry. Solar energy will be relied upon to generate part of the electricity required for this project.

H H the Amir patronised the opening of the 6th Summit GECF, which was held yesterday under the title ‘Natural Gas: Shaping the Energy Future’, at Sheraton Grand Doha Hotel.

Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with participants of 6th Gas Exporting Countries Forum Summit, in Doha, yesterday.

The opening was attended by President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria H E Abdelmadjid Tebboune, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran H E Ebrahim Raisi, President of the