Project Profile
Value: US$1 billion
Location: 50 kilometres (31 miles) south of Doha, Mesaieed Industrial City, Qatar
Capacity: Sulphur - 36,000mtpa, ethylene - 500,000mtpa, 1-hexene - 47,000mtpa and high density polyethylenes - 453,000mtpa
Start-up Year: 4Q 2002
Qatar Chemical Company Ltd. (Q-Chem) is a Qatari company owned by Qatar Petroleum (QP) and Chevron Phillips Chemical International Qatar Holdings LLC (CPCIQ). QP owns 51% of Q-Chem and CPCIQ owns 49%. The Q-Chem facility is a world-class integrated petrochemical plant capable of producing high-density and medium-density polyethylene (HDPE & MDPE), 1-hexene and other products, using state-of-the-art technology provided by Chevron Phillips Chemical, a major integrated producer of chemicals and plastics. Over US$1 billion was invested to engineer, construct and commission the Q-Chem facility, which began operations in late 2002. The Q-Chem complex in Mesaieed Industrial City is comprised of an ethylene unit (capable of producing 500,000 metric tons per annum (mtpa)), a polyethylene facility (capable of 453,000 mtpa), and a 1-hexene unit (capable of 47,000 mtpa). Q-Chem assets also include a sulfur recovery and solidification unit, a bagging and storage warehouse, a nitrogen unit, a water treatment plant, seawater cooling system, dock facilities and various administrative buildings.
Operators:
Qatar Chemical Company: Operator with 100% interest
Joint Venture of:
Qatar Petroleum: 51% interest
Chevron Phillips Chemical: 49% interest
Contractors:
Chiyoda Corporation: Long term services contract