Qatargas attends Elba Island ground breaking ceremony

Savannah, Georgia, USA February 18^th- Qatargas today attended the ground-breaking ceremony at El Paso's Elba Island liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal in Savannah, Georgia.

LNG originating from Qatargas 4 Train 7 will be delivered to the East Coast of the United States through this terminal.

The ceremony was attended by Mr Ahmed Al Khulaifi, Qatargas' Chief Operating Officer - Commercial & Shipping who said; "It is a great milestone that we are here to celebrate. Elba Island will be one of the main receiving terminals in the United States for LNG originating from Qatar. The facility is a critical link in the LNG value chain we are working hard to complete. Today is a clear testament to the growing energy partnership between the United States and Qatar."

The ceremony celebrated the commencement of construction of Phase III expansion of the Elba Island Terminal and was attended by representatives from all the major partners of the first phase of this expansion project, including El Paso, Shell and as well as representatives of the State of Georgia.

Construction activities on the Qatargas 4 Train 7 project are in full swing and on track for start-up around the end of the decade.

Qatargas 4 is a joint venture between wholly-owned subsidiaries of Qatar Petroleum (70%) and Royal Dutch Shell plc ("Shell") (30%).

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