Sales Gas (Local & Export)
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Al- Khaleej Gas Project (AKG)
The project will develop reserves from the North Field to supply 1.75 BSCFD of sales gas to the domestic consumers and gas export market. The project will also produce condensate, ethane, LPG and sulphur. The project will enhance the diversification policy of the North Field gas utilization and maximize the utilization of the existing gas infrastructure. It will enhance the LNG economics of Trains 1 and 2 of RasGas through production from K-1 to K-4 reservoirs. It is also designed to accommodate the fractionation requirements of LNG 4 as well.
The AKG Development and Production Sharing Agreement (DPSA) was signed with ExxonMobil on 2 May 2000 and ratified on 12 July 2000 by an Emiri Decree.
The EPC for AKG Phase 1 was awarded in March 2003 with first commercial gas scheduled for November 2005. This phase will supply 744 MMSCFD of sales gas to Ras Laffan IPP, Oryx GTL and to industries in Mesaieed area. All required gas sales agreements have been concluded.
QP will install a new 36” lean gas pipeline to supply Mesaieed industrial area with 240 MMSCFD initially. The design capacity of the pipeline is 1,000 MMSCFD.
Dolphin Project
The Dolphin Project entails development of reserves from the North Field for the production of wellhead gas sufficient to export lean gas at a rate of 2 BSCFD to the United Arab Emirates. It is the first gas pipeline project between the GCC countries. The project includes processing of gas at Ras Laffan to strip out condensate, ethane, LPG and sulphur. The sweet lean gas will be delivered to UAE through a sub-sea pipeline.
The Full Field Development Plan (FFDP) was signed on 11 December 2003 according to the Development and Production Sharing Agreement (DPSA) dated 23 December 2001. The main EPC contractor has been selected and the related contract was signed in January 2004. First delivery of gas is scheduled for the fourth quarter 2006. The shareholders on UAE side are the UAE’s Offset Group, Total of France and Occidental Petroleum of the USA.
Qatar/Kuwait Gas Supply Project
The purpose of this Project is to export sweet lean gas to Kuwait on a long-term basis from the AKG project.
A protocol for gas Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) between QP and KPC was signed on 30 January 2002 concurrently with the signature of a Term Sheet between QP, ExxonMobil and KPC outlining the commercial terms relating to the SPA. The project development will start after the conclusion of intergovernmental agreement between the transit countries and other necessary agreements.
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