Qatargas Presents Advantages of JBOG Project in Paris Climate Change Conference

Paris, December 08 (QNA) - Qatargas presented the environmental advantages of Jetty Boil-Off Gas Recovery (JBOG) Project during the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, highlighting the tireless efforts of the State of Qatar to reduce the impacts of climate change. In a speech delivered by Hazim Ali Al Muraikhi, Director of Environmental Affairs in Qatargas, highlighted in a meeting entitled "The role of oil and gas technologies in the face of challenges posed by climate change," the essential role played by this project to the reduction in flaring at the six LNG loading berths at Ras Laffan industrial city. The purpose of this meeting, which comes as part of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries on the sidelines of the conference, is to discuss the role of oil and gas technologies and research and development in the GCC and Arab oil-producing countries as well as the efforts they made to combat the impacts of climate change. Al Muraikhi added that the project will result in a 90% reduction in current flaring at Ras Laffan LNG loading berths, equivalent to 1.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2). The project will also help recover 29 billion standard cubic feet per year flaring reduction, which is enough gas to produce 750MW to power 300,000 homes. Boil-off Gas Recovery Project started operation in October 2014 and has safely recovered approximately 535,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The project is led and operated by Qatargas on behalf of Qatar Petroleum and LNG companies operating in Qatar as part of the Common Facilities Projects in Ras Laffan. The JBOG is the biggest project of its kind and one of the largest environmental investments in the world and Qatargas is committed to being a key contributor in the realization of Qatar's National Vision 2030 by playing a proactive and significant international role in assessing the impact of climate change through the responsible production of LNG while protecting the environment. (QNA)