Qatar’s energy and industry sectors have made considerable progress from project-related sphere to activities in oil, gas and industrial infrastructure, reports Qatar News Agency.
The ministry of energy and industry has completed the infrastructure for the small and medium industries area, started the operation of all necessary services for the area, and allocated industrial land plots for more than 576 projects so far, says the report.
The ministry has issued 266 licenses for the establishment of new industrial projects and for the expansion and development of other projects in addition modifying the legal status of existing industrial projects.
During the past year 358 initial approvals were issued and 38 industrial projects which have already received industrial licenses were registered, where the total invested capital amounted to QR 847.8 million ($232.8m), while the number of workers reached 2,513 including administrative and technical workers.
The department of industrial incentives issued 16,524 exemption certificates for 398 facilities, while the total value of raw materials and equipment exempted reached QR7.3 billion. During 2013 and the first quarter of 2014, the ministry issued 53 ministerial decisions exempting industrial inputs from customs duties, while 13 facilities received the incentive of electricity supply at promotional prices.
In the field of industrial control, the ministry conducted auditing and inspection on 531 factories. It also prepared a report on the products, equipment and raw materials, in addition to establishing that entrepreneurs have used industrial concessions and exemptions in a proper way. The ministry targets, in this context, conducting audit for 550 factories in 2014.
Regarding the oil sector, the achievements made by Qatar Petroleum and its subsidiaries formed a new addition to the energy sector in the state, where project Helium 2, was opened with a cost of QR1.53bn making Qatar one of the largest helium producers in the world.
Among Qatar Petroleum recent achievements is awarding the contract of the preliminary study for engineering works and designs for Alkraana Petrochemicals complex, a joint venture Shell Qatar.
It includes an international standard cracking steam factory that gets feedstock from natural gas projects in Qatar, a factory to produce 1.5 million tonnes per year of mono ethylene glycol using Shell OMEGA technology and unit for producing 300,000 metric tonnes per year of linear Alpha olefin, and 250,000 tons per year of OXO products.
Qatar Petroleum Wintershall company, last year, discovered a new gas field in Zone 4 North, in the territorial waters of the State of Qatar. Separately QP signed with two Japanese companies, an agreement on establishing an integrated complex for the extraction of polybutadiene and a plastics factory in Ras Laffan Industrial City.
QP also signed with Honeywell UOP a joint research agreement on the process of removing Carbon dioxide and sulfur compounds from natural gases. Qatar Intermediate Industries (Alwaseeta) and Qatar Korea LED Consortium (QKLC) signed a joint-venture agreement for the establishment of a light-emitting diode (LED) systems manufacturing facility in the country. Under the agreement, the facility will be 75% owned by Alwaseeta and 25% owned by QKLC, and is expected to have an initial production capacity of 155,000 LED units per year.
The project is scheduled to be implemented in two phases, with the first phase covering construction of the LED manufacturing plant by 2016. Under the second phase, the companies will install LED chip packaging.
Among the achievements in the oil and gas sector was QP’s announcement on plans to invest over 40 billion Qatari Riyals in the re-development of the existing Bul Hanine offshore oil field located about 120 kilometers to the east of the Qatari coastline.
The project, which is currently at the pre-FEED stage, is one of the largest to be managed and executed by QP. It is designed to prolong the field’s life by countering its production decline and doubling its current oil production rate. Exporting 475 million tonnes of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in 3800 shipments since 1997, puts QatarGas on the top of the industry’s masters list.
Established in 1984, QatarGas pioneered the (LNG) industry in Qatar. Today, Qatargas the largest LNG producer in the world, with an annual LNG production capacity of 42 million tonnes per annum (mta) is realising its vision to deliver LNG to its customers around the globe, from its world-class facilities in Qatar.
With regard to gas transportation and distribution, QatarGas owns the world largest fleet of gas tankers. The company developed two new types of LNG carriers, these are Q-Max and Q– Flex, which are equipped with the latest technologies.
QatarGas is keen on applying the highest environment conservation measures and the optimal utilization of resources, in line with Qatar National Vision 2030, to support the development of Qatar in a sustainable manner and preserve the environment for future generations. The company adopts a comprehensive system for managing the environment in accordance with the standards of ISO 14001, which represents a strong framework in line with regulatory compliance in the Qatargas facilities.
The success of QatarGas is made by combining several factors, most notably its partnerships with the largest companies operating in the LNG industry, the strong ties the company developed with the largest LNG customers in the world in addition to attracting the best LNG industry professionals to build a world class working team of over 70 nationalities.
As QatarGas attach great importance to all the aspects related to its work, the company has put social responsibility on the top of its priorities as an important criterion in all operational levels. The social responsibility initiatives undertaken by the company are in line with the Qatar National Vision 2030.
The company is seeking, through this approach, a long-term positive contribution to the national economy and local capacity-building, therefore it undertook social responsibility initiatives in several key themes covering education, environment, health and safety, sports and social development.
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