Qatar Expects To Reach Maximum LNG Output Capacity By Year-End

Qatar should reach its targeted production capacity of 77 million tons of liquefied natural gas by the end of this year, the emirate's energy minister said Wednesday.

Speaking on the sidelines of a petroleum industry conference in Calgary, Alberta, Qatar Minister of State for Energy and Industry Affairs Mohammed Salef al-Sada also said the expansions of RasGas and Qatargas, the country's LNG- export companies, were proceeding without any problems.

RasGas has completed its seventh and final LNG train, or liquefaction facility, and they are all up and running, while Qatargas is finishing work on its sixth train and the seventh and final train should be completed by the end of this year, al-Sada said.