Qatar’s urea production, he said, will go up from about 6 mtpy currently to 12.4 mtpy (by 2030) with production commencing at the world-scale urea fertiliser complex at Mesaieed Industrial City. “Now we are the second largest fertiliser producer in the world.
How big is Qatar’s petrochemical plant?
On February 19, His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani laid the foundation stone for the $6bn Ras Laffan Petrochemical Complex, one of the largest in the world, which will raise Qatar’s overall petrochemical production capacity to about 14mn tonnes a year by the end of 2026.
What is happening in Qatar’s energy sector this year?
Qatar’s energy sector took giant strides this year with the launch of a slew of projects that will boost the country’s production capabilities in LNG, oil, petrochemical and renewable energy portfolios. The year also saw Qatar announcing huge investments in petrochemicals, fertiliser and the renewable energy sectors.
Will Qatar become the world’s largest urea exporter by 2030?
In the same month, QatarEnergy also announced that a world-scale urea fertiliser complex will be built at the Mesaieed Industrial City, which will make Qatar the world’s largest urea exporter by 2030. The plant will double Qatar’s annual urea production capacity to 12.4mn tonnes.
Will Qatar’s new solar power plant boost its production capacity?
The new project will boost Qatar’s PV solar power production capacity to about 4,000 megawatts by building one of the world’s largest solar power plants in the Dukhan area, with a production capacity of 2,000 megawatts.
Will qatarenergy & shell supply 3 Mtpy of liquefied natural gas to China?
This month, QatarEnergy and Shell entered into a new long-term sale and purchase agreement (SPA) for the supply of 3 mtpy of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to China. LNG deliveries under the SPA will commence in January 2025, underscoring the commitment of both entities to meeting the world’s growing energy demands.