21 May 2012
Qatar Petrochemical Company is re-examining the feasibility of a USD 6 billion expansion of the Ras Laffan Petrochemical Complex as global demand increases, Total E&P Qatar Managing Director Stephane Michel told Zawya.
Qatar Petrochemical Company is re-examining the feasibility of a USD 6 billion expansion of the Ras Laffan Petrochemical Complex as global demand increases, Total E&P Qatar Managing Director Stephane Michel told Zawya.
Total E&P Qatar is waiting for the final feasibility report that will outline the benefits of expansion; the project will be completed in 2015, he said.
QPC owns 80% of Ras Laffan Petrochemical Complex, with Total E&P Qatar holding the rest.
According to the Zawya Projects Monitor, the complex includes the construction of a 1.4 million tons per year (t/y) steam cracker and other downstream units. It will produce 1.4 million t/y of ethylene , 850,000 t/y of high-density polyethylene (HDPE), 760,000 t/y of polypropylene , 430,000 t/y of linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) , 125,000 t/y of pyrolysis gasoline and 83,000 t/y of butadine.
© Zawya 2012
