Rasgas Company Limited - Developer
RasGas is one of the world’s premier integrated LNG enterprises and has an enviable reputation for being a safe and reliable supplier of LNG that has transformed a regional resource into a key component of the global energy mix. RasGas oversees and manages all the operations associated with seven LNG trains, two sales gas production facilities, two helium production facilities, and major shipping contracts and global commercial partnerships. The company has developed world-class offshore and onshore facilities for the extraction, processing, liquefaction and storage of gas from Qatar’s North Field.
Its primary products are LNG for overseas export, for which it has a total production capacity of approximately 37 million tons per annum.
For pipeline sales gas to the domestic market, RasGas also operates the Al Khaleej Gas Projects, AKG-1 and AKG-2 supplying approximately 2.0 billion standard cubic feet (Bscf) per day. The Company is currently adding production capacity by building the Barzan Gas Project which when fully operational in 2015, is expected to supply approximately 1.4 Bscf of additional sales gas per day to the Qatari market to meet growing demand for energy at power stations and downstream industries.
RasGas also manages and operates the Helium 1 and Helium 2 facilities, which have a combined production capacity of 1.96 Bscf per year making Qatar the world’s largest exporter of liquid helium.
In Qatar, RasGas is a leading employer of Qatari nationals and people from more than 61 countries. Beyond its own workforce, RasGas regards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as integral to its business and has developed a strong and proactive CSR program, whose four cornerstones - community, education, environment and health - are aligned to the Qatar National Vision 2030. The RasGas program strengthens the company's connection with Qatari society and provides a structured framework for its corporate citizenship activities.
