Qatar Petroleum (QP) subsidiary Qatargas Operating Co. Ltd. has formally commissioned the 146,000-b/d condensate splitter of its Laffan Refinery 2 (LR 2) at the Laffan refining complex in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Doha, Qatar (OGJ Online, Aug. 19, 2011).
The LR 2 project doubles condensate refining capacity of the Laffan complex to 292,000 b/d in line with principles of Qatar Vision 2030, which aims to create a sustainable economy and advance the standard of living in Qatar, Qatargas said.
Designed to operate at reduced emission levels and with zero flaring during normal operation, the condensate refinery also includes a wastewater plant to treat and recycle industrial water from both Laffan Refinery 1 (LR 1) and LR 2 that, post-treatment, is reused as boiler feed water and cooling water to reduce the site’s overall water consumption as well as its discharge of any treated industrial water.
LR 2, which first reached commercial startup in late 2016, processes condensate from supergiant North field to produce low-sulfur, Euro 5-quality naphtha, jet fuel, ultralow-sulfur diesel, propane, and butane, Qatargas said.
Operated by Qatargas, the $1.5-billion LR 2 project is a joint venture of QP 84%, Total SA 10%, Cosmo Oil Co. Ltd. 2%, Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. 2%, Mitsui & Co. Ltd. 1%, and Marubeni Corp. 1% (OGJ Online, July 24, 2014).
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