Article - May 2010 Issue

As LNG mega-trains approach completion, Qatar confronts the challenge of marketing 77 mtpa

Two years ago Qatar was facing the prospect of major delays in bringing on stream its series of six 7.8 mtpa mega-trains. Moreover, no-one could say for sure whether their new AP-X liquefaction technology would work as planned. Today, as one train after another reaches full production, it seems the final such train will start up by the end of this year – unbelievably, only a matter of months behind the original schedule. That means that Qatar now faces the challenge of optimising the marketing of a massive 77 mtpa of liquefaction assets in what has become a difficult global market.

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