Qatargas pioneered the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry in Qatar. Today, the company is realizing its vision to deliver LNG to customers around the globe from our world-class facilities in Qatar.

Qatargas was established in 1984 and since that time the Company has progressively established itself as a leading player in the LNG industry.

The company was originally formed to operate three LNG trains with a design capacity of two million tonnes per annum (mtpa) each. The shareholders in this venture (referred to as Qatargas 1) are Qatar Petroleum, ExxonMobil, Total, Mitsui and Marubeni.

After a successful debottlenecking project completed in 2005, the total production capacity of Qatargas 1 increased to nearly ten mtpa of LNG. Qatargas 1 exports LNG to customers in Japan and Spain under long and mid-term contracts.

Currently the Company is undergoing a period of rapid expansion, which when completed in 2010 will see us exporting 42 mtpa to markets in Europe, Asia and North America.

In 2009, the Company successfully started production from two new 7.8 mtpa mega trains - Train 4 and Train 5. These are the largest LNG trains to ever be built and togerther comprise Qatargas 2.

Qatargas 3 (Train 6) and Qatargas 4 (Train 7) will increase the total number of LNG trains to seven from the existing five.

For more information about Qatar Gas, please visit the website : http://www.qatargas.com.qa