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Qatar opens Barzan gas project to produce 1.4 billion cubic feet of methane per day

16-03-2022

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, inaugurated today, Tuesday, the (Barzan) gas project to produce approximately 1.4 billion cubic feet of methane per day to generate electricity in Qatar. The Minister of State for Energy Affairs, Engineer Saad Al-Kaabi, said in a speech at the opening ceremony that the project is one of the most important energy projects in Qatar, noting that it "meets the local needs of natural gas and supports the comprehensive development and economic development of the country." Al-Kaabi added that through the various products of the Barzan Gas Project, "we will have achieved one of our ongoing goals to provide the energy needed by the electricity production and water desalination plants and large development projects in the country," in addition to "the facilities for hosting the World Cup (FIFA Qatar 2022) and other important and strategic projects." . In addition to methane, the project will produce 1,920 tons of ethane per day as a feedstock for the local petrochemical industries, and liquefied petroleum gas in the form of 864 tons of propane per day and 677 tons of butane per day for international export. The project will also produce 5,600 barrels of factory condensate per day for international export, 24,200 barrels of untreated field condensate per day, and 3,565 tons of liquid sulfur per day.