The plant’s capacity will be about 2 million tonnes a year of chemicals
Value: $6.4bn
Client
Qatar Petroleum/Shell
Mohammed al-Hajari, head of Al-Karaana executive committee
Tel: (+974) 4 440 2000
Feed contractor
Fluor
State-owned energy company Qatar Petroleum (QP) and the UK/Dutch Shell Group are planning to spend $6.4bn to construct the Al-Karaana Petrochemicals Complex at Ras Laffan, according to Oil Minister Mohammed al-Sada.
The scheme will consist of four major process units: linear alpha olefins; monoethylene glycol; oxo-alcohols; and a steam cracker. The total capacity of the new plant will be about 2 million tonnes a year of chemicals. The front-end engineering and design (feed) was started in 2012, and the feed contract was awarded to the US’ Fluor in 2013. This will be followed by the engineering, procurement and construction phase in 2014.
Al-Sada has said he expects the scheme to be completed in 2018.
| Shell’s projects in Qatar | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| na=Not available. Source: MEED | |||
| Name | Type | Status | Budget |
| Pearl GTL | Gas processing | In operation since 2011 | $19bn |
| Qatargas 4 (train 7) | Gas processing | In operation since 2010 | $5bn |
| Ras Laffan olefins complex | Petrochemicals | Tendering, completion 2017 | $6.4bn |
| Block D | Upstream gas exploration | Ongoing | na |
Key dates
June 2011
Qatar Petroleum (QP) appoints UK/Dutch Shell Group as partner on project
December 2011
QP/Shell sign agreement
February 2012
UK lender RBS appointed as financial adviser.
April 2012
Prequalification documents sent out
July 2012
Feasibility study completed
2012
Feed process begins
Feb 2013
US-based Fluor awarded feed contract
2014
Main contract expected to be issued
2018
Project due for completion
Source: MEED Projects
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