Qatargas pioneered the liquefied natural gas industry in Qatar. Today, the company is realizing its vision to deliver LNG to customers around the globe from our world-class facilities in Qatar. 
Qatargas was established in 1984 and since that time the Company has progressively established itself as a leading player in the LNG industry.
The company was originally formed to operate three LNG trains with a design capacity of two million tonnes per annum (mtpa) each. The shareholders in this venture are Qatar Petroleum, ExxonMobil, Total, Mitsui and Marubeni.
Today Qatargas is exporting 10 million tonnes per annum of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from the existing three LNG trains to customers in Japan and Spain.
Currently the Company is undergoing a period of rapid expansion, which when completed in 2010 will see us exporting 42 million tonnes to markets in Europe, Asia and North America.
Qatargas 2, Qatargas 3 and Qatargas 4 will increase the total number of LNG trains to seven from the original three. Laffan Refinery is another major project currently in progress. These and other projects being undertaken as part of the massive expansion has brought in several equity partnership companies involving different ownership interests.
In July 2005, Qatargas Operating Company Limited was formed for the purpose of operating and maintaining the assets of Qatargas 1, Qatargas 2, Qatargas 3, Qatargas 4, Laffan Refinery and other assets on behalf of the shareholders.
The formation of the operating company has several benefits. In addition to efficiently providing services to an increasing number of trains and shareholders, the operating company structure allows the Qatargas projects to achieve maximum synergies. The role of the operating company is that of a service provider with no equity interest.
With its current operations, Qatargas has delivered well over 1200 cargoes. Qatargas is recognized worldwide as a secure and reliable supplier of LNG.
