DOHA: Qatargas has announced the safe start-up of the Jetty Boil-off Gas Recovery (JBOG) Project in Ras Laffan Industrial City. This landmark $1bn environmental project is designed to eliminate flaring at the LNG Terminal.
The main shareholders of the JBOG Project are Qatar Petroleum, ExxonMobil, Total, ConocoPhillips and Shell, while the facilities are operated by Qatargas and RasGas, the two largest LNG producers in the world. The JBOG facilities started up successfully during the first week of October, and have been performing safely and reliably. Around 100 million standard cubic feet per day of natural gas which used to be burnt and wasted during LNG ship loading is now being recovered and utilised in the LNG production plants as fuel. Over a period of 30 years, the JBOG Project will save nearly one trillion cubic feet of gas for the State of Qatar.
The operation of these facilities reduces the greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere, and helps in maintaining a clean environment for Qatar.
Saad Sherida Al Kaabi, the Managing Director of Qatar Petroleum and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Qatargas, highlighted the significance of the JBOG project as not only one of the largest environmental investments but also the largest LNG Boil-off Recovery Project in the world.
He said “the development of the Jetty Boil-off Gas Recovery Project was initiated by Qatar Petroleum nearly a decade ago.… This huge investment by Qatar Petroleum and its partners will reduce the carbon footprint of the 77 Mta of LNG production facilities to the minimum practically possible contributing to the environmental development pillar of the Qatar National Vision 2030.”
Qatargas Chief Executive Officer Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa Al Thani expressed his delight at the safe start-up of the JBOG Facilities, and said that, “The completion and operation of the JBOG Project is a great achievement by the JBOG Project Management Team, its contractors and Qatargas Operating Company Ltd. The excellent result achieved by everyone associated with this environmental project is a matter of great pride for the State of Qatar and its people.”
Qatargas Chief Operating Officer for Engineering and Ventures Sheikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Thani thanked the people who made this project a reality, and was especially happy about the safety record of the project.
A significant part of the JBOG Project was devoted to upgrading around 85 LNG carrier ships to make them ready for recovering the boil-off gas. Ships ranging from Qmax, Qflex, conventional Membrane and Moss type were covered successfully. This complicated work is largely complete, resulting in the achievement of the gas recovery target of 90 percent.
Bashir Mirza, the JBOG Project Manager, said that, “The journey for JBOG started in 2007 under the sponsorship of Qatar Petroleum. The JBOG Team and its contractors are proud to have delivered this project safely and successfully while meeting the expectations of Qatar Petroleum and other project owners.”
The Peninsula
