Project Details
CountryQatar
LocationRas Laffan Industrial City, Al Khawr
Terminal TypeLiquefaction (Export)
Rig TypeOnshore
Capacity15.6 mtpa / 21.2 bcm
Trains2
Start Date01-Jan-2009
Cost (US$bn)-
Origin-
DestinationChina (Mainland), Kuwait, Pakistan, Turkiye
OwnersTotalEnergies SE {France}, ExxonMobil {United States}, QatarEnergy [Operator] {Qatar}
BuyersTotalEnergies SE {France}, PetroChina {China (Mainland)}, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation {Kuwait}, Botas Petroleum Pipeline Corporation {Turkiye}, Pakistan State Oil Company {Pakistan}, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) {China (Mainland)}, ExxonMobil {United States}
Status Notes
March 2026 - QatarEnergy declared force majeure on all LNG shipments on 4 March 2026 following Iranian drone attacks on Ras Laffan Industrial City on 2 March 2026. Production halted; Energy Minister stated return to normal deliveries expected 'weeks to months' after hostilities end. Shell and TotalEnergies cascaded force majeure to downstream customers. May 2025 - Project was launched in 2009
Last reviewed: 08 Aug 2025