Qatar Gas Company starts work on $29bn project to boost LNG production

Production is expected to start by the end of 2025, and total daily output is expected to hit around 1.4 million barrels of oil equivalent per day. (File/AFP)

• The state-owned firm plans to increase liquified natural gas (LNG) production capacity to 110 million tons per year from 77 million tons

CAIRO: Qatar Gas Company announced it has started with its $29 billion project to build four new natural gas production lines in the industrial city of Ras Laffan, Asharq reported.

The state-owned firm plans to increase liquified natural gas (LNG) production capacity to 110 million tons per year from 77 million tons.

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“The project aims to preserve Qatar’s global leadership in LNG production,” the company said on its Twitter account.

Production is expected to start by the end of 2025, and total daily output is expected to hit around 1.4 million barrels of oil equivalent per day.