Project Profile
Value: US$1.3 billion
Location: 50 kilometres (31 miles) south of Doha, Mesaieed Industrial City, Qatar
Capacity: 350,000 mtpa (high-density polyethylene plant) and 345,000 mtpa (normal alpha olefins plant)
Start-up Year: November 2010
Q-Chem II project is a chemical project in Qatar opened in November 2010. The project, started in 2005, is an expansion of the Q-Chem complex that was launched in May 1997 in Mesaieed Industrial City (MIC). The Q-Chem II project increases the overall Mesaieed site output capacity by about 140%. The two companies involved in the Q-Chem II venture are Qatar Petroleum (QP) (previously the Qatar General Petroleum Company) and Chevron Phillips Chemical Company (Chevron Phillips Chemical). The Q-Chem II project was mediated by Qatar Chemical Company II (Q-Chem II), which is a joint venture set up between Qatar Petroleum (51%) and Chevron Phillips Chemical International Qatar Holdings (49%). This company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron Phillips Chemical.
The Q-Chem II Project includes a new 350,000mtpa high-density polyethylene plant and a 345,000mtpa normal alpha olefins plant. Both of the new plants uses Chevron Phillips Chemical\'s proprietary loop slurry technologies for their production. Another aspect of the Q-Chem II project is a joint venture (Ras Laffan Olefins Company Ltd) which developed a 1.3m mtpa ethylene cracker in the Ras Laffan Industrial City.
Construction
The engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for the Q-Chem II project was awarded to a consortium of TECNIMONT and Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co., in 2005. Flexcrete provided a special concrete coating for the plants. The construction (EPC) of the ethylene cracker was carried out by Technip of France. Construction was started in June 2006.
Operators:
Qatar Chemical Company II: Operator with 100% interest
Joint Venture of:
Qatar Petroleum: 51% interest
Chevron Phillips Chemical: 49% interest
Contractors:
Chiyoda Corporation: Long term services contract
Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co.: EPC contract for the Q-Chem II project
Flexcrete: Provider of a special concrete coating for the plants
TECNIMONT: EPC contract for the Q-Chem II project
Technip: Construction (EPC) of the ethylene cracker