Doha - Qatar, 26 March 2013:  Qatargas is participating as a sponsor in the first 'Engineering Week' being organized by Qatar University's College of Engineering from 24 - 28 March.

Qatargas' support to the event is part of the Company's corporate social responsibility initiatives in the education sector and its ongoing partnership with Qatar University.

The event is aimed at high school students, foundation university students, the community and the public and private sectors with the objective of highlighting the importance of science and engineering for the progress and development of the State of Qatar and creating a platform for the younger generation to discuss their ideas and innovations with their peers and with guidance from experts in the field.

Qatargas is participating in the exhibition being held as part of the event.  The Qatargas booth at the exhibition is being manned by representatives from the Company's Human Resources Department and Learning & Development Department who will engage with the engineering students and provide them with details regarding the internship and sponsorship programmes offered by Qatargas.

High School students from various local schools will attend the event to see the engineering projects done by the students at the University's College of Engineering.  They will also have the opportunity to learn more about the companies participating in the event.  Several activities including lectures and presentations, competitions, quizzes and technical demonstrations will be held throughout the duration of the event.

Qatargas has a long-standing cooperation with Qatar University and has been sponsoring a Research Engineering Chair with the objective of promoting genuine research in the field of gas processing technologies. Qatargas is also supporting several other educational initiatives of the University such as the Gas Processing Centre Consortium, GASNA competition, Plant Design Contest, seminars, workshops and symposiums organised by the university.

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About Qatargas:
Qatargas was established in 1984, and pioneered the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) industry in Qatar. Today, Qatargas, under the guidance of His Excellency Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy & Industry of the State of Qatar and Chairman of the Board of Directors at Qatargas, is the largest LNG producing company in the world, with an annual LNG production capacity of 42 million tonnes per annum (MTA) and is realising its vision to become the world's premier LNG company. Qatargas' Ras Laffan Terminal Operations team operates all the oil products Tank Farms and related Marine Terminals at Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar.  Ras Laffan is the largest LNG and oil products Export Terminal in the world.

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