Project Profile
Value: Undisclosed
Location: Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar
Capacity: 2 million MTPA of polymers, including PE and PP resins
Start-up Year: 2018
Qatar Petroleum (QP) and Qatar Petrochemical Company Limited (QAPCO) have signed today the technology license contracts for the Al Sejeel Petrochemical Complex, which will be built in Ras Laffan Industrial City. QP and QAPCO signed in February 2012 the Heads of Agreement (HoA) to jointly develop this mega-petrochemical complex in Ras Laffan, with QP and QAPCO holding 80% and 20% equity interest, respectively. The Al Sejeel Petrochemical Project is scheduled for completion in 2018 and it will feature a world-scale mixed-feed steam cracker, with the original mixed feedstock of ethane, butane, and naphtha, thus allowing extra flexibility and diversity in terms of products. With the signing of the technology agreements, the Al Sejeel plants will be designed to produce 2.2 million MTPA of polymers, including PE and PP resins.
The Al Sejeel Petrochemical Project is part of Qatar’s large-scale expansion of the petrochemicals sector to support diversification and growth of the Qatari economy as the State has announced that it will raise its petrochemical output to 23 million MTPA by 2020. The petrochemical complex will produce ethylene, high-density polyethylene (HDPE), linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), polypropylene, butadiene and py-gasoline. The Al Sejeel Petrochemical Project will create over 1,500 career opportunities for Qataris and will generate new channels for the expansion of partnerships with local suppliers and contractors while enhancing community development. The development of the Al Sejeel Petrochemical Complex is moving ahead. Following the signing of the Heads of Agreement in 2012, a Project Executive Committee (EXCOM) was formed consisting of representatives from both QP and QAPCO to oversee and direct the advancement of activities of the project.
Operators:
Qatar Petroleum (QP): Operator with 80% interest
Qatar Petrochemical Company Limited (QAPCO): 20% interest
Contractors:
Bechtel: Provide project management services for construction of the Al Sejeel mega-petrochemical complex
Tecnimont SpA: FEED contract