Qatargas unveiled today an interactive exhibition which is open to the public and will explain the process by which liquefied natural gas (LNG) is created. Located on the Corniche, the exhibition will welcome visitors in Doha through April 9th. Under the patronage of H.E. Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah, Deputy Premier and Minister for Energy and Industry, Faisal Al Suwaidi, Chief Executive Officer of Qatargas Operating Company Limited, officially opened the exhibition on Doha’s Corniche.

“I am delighted to open this exhibition and start the countdown to the inauguration of Qatargas 2”...

Qatargas recently completed a historical loading at Atlantic LNG’s Point Fortin terminal on the island of Trinidad in the West Indies.

This marks the first time that a Q-Flex has loaded liquefied natural gas outside of Ras Laffan City in Qatar, further demonstrating the flexibility of this class of vessel.

In this case the vessel was sub-chartered by Sempra LNG Shipping LLC and is being used by Sempra to carry a maintenance cargo of approximately 135,000 cubic metres to their Energia Costa Azul facility on the west coast of Mexico, near Ensenada.

During this voyage the Al Gharrafa will...

Today Qatargas installed its new liquefied natural gas berth 5 topsides module at Ras Laffan Port using marine transportation and installation vessel.

The module was fabricated at Adyard in Mussaffah, United Arab Emirates and sailed to Qatar following load-out. The module weighs approximately 1000 tonnes. It was lifted into place on the Berth 5 marine platform using two cranes working in tandem, which each have a load capacity 900 tonnes.

The new berth is the first of its kind to be used in the region as it was built and installed as a modular unit. This innovation is typical of the...

Today during a brief ceremony held at the Qatar Tennis Federation, Qatargas officially handed over a cheque to Qatar Tennis Federation. This contribution will grant Qatargas the official bronze sponsorship of the Sony Ericsson Championships Doha 2008, organized by Qatar Tennis federation.

The cheque was presented by Mr. Abdulla Hijji, Qatargas Public Relations Manager to Mr. AbdulRahman Saad Al Shathri, the President of Qatar Tennis Federation.

Mr. Ghanim Al-Kuwari, Qatargas Chief Operating Officer Administration said; “We are glad to be part of such a prestigious championship....

Qatargas is aiming to persuade more drivers and passengers to wear their seat belts, with a ride on its “convincer’’ crash simulator at the Villagio Mall, Doha from 17 to 23 August.

The convincer will be in operation from 2.00 pm to 9.00 pm each day, and reproduces the effect of being in a road crash at between five and ten kilometres per hour (kph). Passengers are strapped into a car seat

and are then launched towards a buffer. Even at this low speed, the collision causes a powerful jolt. Any one not wearing a seat belt risks injury or worse. Even at five kph a crash can have...

Qatargas recently sponsored a reception dinner gala hosted by Qatar General Postal Corporation during the 24th Universal Postal Congress held from 23rd July to 12th August in Geneva, Switzerland. Doha is the applicant city to host the next Universal Postal Congress in 2012 and the dinner was held to promote Qatar for the world-wide postal community.

The sponsorship cheque was officially handed over during a press conference held at the General Postal Corporation on 20th August. The cheque was presented by Mr. Ghanim Al-Kuwari, Qatargas Chief Operating Officer Administration to Mr. Ali...