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'''RasGas Company Limited''' was a [[liquefied natural gas|liquefied natural gas (LNG)]] producing company in [[Qatar]]. It was the second-biggest LNG producer in Qatar after [[QatarEnergy LNG]].<ref name=bloomberg071009>{{cite news | url = https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a3N98h7trDh0 | title = QatarGas, Exxon LNG Venture to Reach 100% This Month | first = Helder | last = Marinho | agency = [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] | date = 2009-10-07 | accessdate = 2009-10-27}}</ref> RasGas operated seven [[LNG train]]s located in [[Ras Laffan Industrial City]]. It was merged with Qatargas on 1 January 2018.
RasGas also operated helium plants which produce 25% of the world's helium, and make Qatar the second largest helium exporter.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}
The chief executive officer of the company was Hamad Mubarak Al-Muhannadi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://oxfordbusinessgroup.com/interview/staying-flexible-obg-talks-hamad-mubarak-al-muhannadi-ceo-rasgas|title=Interview: Hamad Mubarak Al Muhannadi|website=Oxford Business Group|date=31 July 2016 }}</ref>
==History==
[[File:Rasgas1.jpg|thumb|RasGas' former corporate headquarters in [[West Bay (Doha)|West Bay]], [[Doha]] pictured in 2011]]
Ras Laffan LNG, commonly known as RasGas, was the name of one of the two initial LNG projects in Qatar, which were founded in and together with the Ras Laffan Industrial Complex in the 1990s. The project was initiated by Qatargas together with its partner [[ExxonMobil]], and later also included other foreign investors. The project started production in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/23/business/tiny-gulf-emirate-may-have-a-200-year-supply.html?|title=Tiny Gulf Emirate May Have a 200-Year Supply|date=July 23, 1997|work=The New York Times|accessdate=September 3, 2019}}</ref>
The company RasGas was then established in a joint stock company between [[QatarEnergy]] and ExxonMobil in 2001. It was set up as the operating company for the production facilities based in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar.<ref name="City">{{cite web|url=https://www.qp.com.qa/en/QPActivities/pages/subsidiariesandjointventuresdetails.aspx?aid=52|title=RasGas|date=|work=Qatar Petroleum|accessdate=September 3, 2019|archive-date=August 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803212226/https://www.qp.com.qa/en/QPActivities/pages/subsidiariesandjointventuresdetails.aspx?aid=52|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB105793320746566300|title=Qatar Pursues Natural-Gas Deals|date=July 14, 2003|work=The Wall Street Journal|accessdate=September 3, 2019}}</ref>
During the early 2000s, RasGas started operating additional LNG facilities ([[LNG train]]s) and signed several long-term sales agreements with [[South Korea]], [[India]] and other countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703278604574625302048188322|title=Petronet LNG Eyes More LNG from Qatar|date=December 29, 2009|work=The Wall Street Journal|accessdate=September 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/pakistan-drops-shell-from-lng-deal-for-qatar-1452880332|title=Pakistan Drops Shell From LNG Deal for Qatar|newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=January 15, 2016|work=|accessdate=September 3, 2019|last1=Malek |first1=Miriam }}</ref>
Train 6 came online in October 2009, and was inaugurated on 27 October 2009.<ref name=gulf271009>{{cite news| url = http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=322669&version=1&template_id=57&parent_id=56| title = Celebration time for RasGas| publisher = Gulf Times| date = 2009-10-27| accessdate = 2009-10-27| url-status = dead| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110608192603/http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=322669&version=1&template_id=57&parent_id=56| archivedate = 2011-06-08}}</ref>  [[Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani]], the Emir of Qatar, attended the ceremony.<ref name=albawaba271009>{{cite news| url =  http://www.albawaba.com/en/countries/Qatar/255999| title = Qatar inaugurates new LNG production line| publisher = [[Al Bawaba]]| work = [[Mena Report]]| date = 2009-10-27| accessdate = 2009-10-27}}</ref> Train 7 started production in February 2010.<ref name=upstream240210>{{cite news| url =  http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article207174.ece| title = RasGas sets Train 7 in motion| newspaper = [[Upstream (newspaper)|Upstream Online]]| publisher = NHST Media Group| date = 2010-02-24| accessdate = 2010-02-24}}</ref><ref name=bloomberg240210>{{cite news| url =  https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a.w3CDgJKONY| title = Qatar's RasGas Starts Producing LNG From Train 7| author = Robert Tuttle| publisher = [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]| date = 2010-02-24| accessdate = 2010-02-24}}</ref><ref name=reuters240210>{{cite news| url =  http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKLDE61N13V20100224?sp=true| archive-url =  https://web.archive.org/web/20201019165549/https://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKLDE61N13V20100224?sp=true| url-status =  dead| archive-date =  October 19, 2020| title = Qatar's RasGas starts LNG output from new facility| author = Simon Webb; Regan Doherty| publisher = [[Reuters]]| date = 2010-02-24| accessdate = 2010-02-24}}</ref>  Both trains produce 7.8&nbsp;million tonnes of LNG per year and they among the largest LNG trains in the world.<ref name=reuters240210/><ref name=gulf190209>{{cite news| url = http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=274152&version=1&template_id=57&parent_id=56| title = RasGas gets boost from two 'mega' projects| first = Santhosh V.| last = Perumal| newspaper = Gulf Times| date = 2009-02-19| accessdate = 2009-02-19| url-status = dead| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120922040251/http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=274152&version=1&template_id=57&parent_id=56| archivedate = 2012-09-22}}</ref>
In 2007, RasGas started talks for a new gas project in order to meet continually growing local demand. In 2011, the company then closed a $10.5 billion financing deal for the [[Barzan, Iraq|Barzan]] Gas project, adding a gas production capacity of 1.4 bcf/day. Construction for the projects two trains began in 2011 and was expected to finish by late 2014 / early 2015. The project was then expected to come online in October 2016, but was further delayed because of technical challenges.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-hitachi-nuclear/hitachi-freezes-british-nuclear-project-books-300-billion-yen-hit-idUKKCN1PB0RO|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117095357/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-hitachi-nuclear/hitachi-freezes-british-nuclear-project-books-300-billion-yen-hit-idUKKCN1PB0RO|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 17, 2019|title=Hitachi halts UK nuclear project as energy supply crunch looms|date=January 17, 2019|work=Reuters|accessdate=September 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theoilandgasyear.com/articles/qatar-building-lng/|title=How Qatar is building for growth in LNG|date=June 4, 2015|work=The Oil & Gas Year|accessdate=September 3, 2019|archive-date=September 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903103736/https://www.theoilandgasyear.com/articles/qatar-building-lng/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://af.reuters.com/article/africaTech/idAFKCN1PB0VR-OZATP|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428092007/https://af.reuters.com/article/africaTech/idAFKCN1PB0VR-OZATP|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 28, 2019|title=Nineteen people still missing after deadly militant attack in Kenya -Red Cross|date=January 17, 2019|work=Reuters|accessdate=September 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/qatar-gas-barzan-idUSL8N1CN2BY|title=CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Gas leak delays start-up of Qatar's Barzan gas project - sources|date=October 17, 2016|work=Reuters|accessdate=September 3, 2019}}</ref>
In 2013, RasGas became the victim of a series of [[Cyberattack]]s, which together with attacks on [[Saudi Aramco]] and other companies, were attributed to [[Iran]]'s "cybercorps".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/25/world/middleeast/new-computer-attacks-come-from-iran-officials-say.html|title=New Computer Attacks Traced to Iran, Officials Say|date=May 24, 2013|work=The New York Times|accessdate=September 11, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/13/us/cyberattacks-on-rise-against-us-corporations.html|title=Cyberattacks Against U.S. Corporations Are on the Rise|date=May 12, 2013|work=The New York Times|accessdate=September 11, 2019}}</ref>
In 2016, RasGas celebrated its 10,000th LNG vessel loading at Ras Laffan Industrial City's port.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theoilandgasyear.com/news/qatar-petroleum-marks-lng-milestone/|title=Qatar Petroleum marks LNG milestone|date=May 11, 2016|work=The Oil & Gas Year|accessdate=September 11, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
Rasgas was merged with Qatargas on 1 January 2018. The merger had first been announced in 2016 and was implemented on time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theoilandgasyear.com/news/qatargas-rasgas-merger-completed/|title=Qatargas, RasGas merger completed|date=January 3, 2018|work=The Oil & Gas Year|accessdate=September 11, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==Organization==
From 2006 to 2011, [[Mohammed Saleh Al Sada]] served as the managing director of RasGas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2011/01/201111812533286195.html|title=Qatar replaces energy minister|date=January 18, 2011|work=Al Jazeera|accessdate=September 11, 2019}}</ref>
==Operations==
RasGas operations consisted of the [[Extraction of petroleum|extraction]], [[Oil refinery|processing]], [[liquefaction]], [[Oil terminal|storage]] and export of LNG and all associated derivatives from Qatars North Field.<ref name="City" />
The company's seven [[LNG train]]s had a total capacity of 36.3&nbsp;million tonnes of LNG per year.<ref name=upstream240210/>  Trains 1 and 2 were owned by Ras Laffan, and they have a combined capacity of 6.6&nbsp;million tonnes of LNG per year.  Ras Laffan (II) owns Trains 3, 4 and 5 with a capacity of 4.7&nbsp;million tonnes of LNG per annum each.<ref name=upstream050307>{{cite news| url =  http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article128749.ece| title = RasGas getting Train 5 on track| newspaper = [[Upstream (newspaper)|Upstream Online]]| publisher = NHST Media Group| date = 2007-03-05| accessdate = 2009-02-19}}</ref>  Trains 6 and 7 are owned by Ras Laffan (3).
RasGas operated Helium 1 and Helium 2 helium plants. Helium 1 produces {{convert|660|e6cuft/year|e6m3/year|abbr=off|lk=on}} of liquid helium, which is approximately 10 percent of the world's total helium production.<ref name=downstream>{{cite news| url =  http://www.downstreamtoday.com/news/article.aspx?a_id=8818| title = RasGas Helium Plant Achieves Production Capacity| publisher = Downstream Today| date = 2008-02-20| accessdate = 2008-02-23}}</ref>  Helium 2 is the world's largest helium refining facility.  It produces {{convert|1.3|e9cuft/year|e6m3/year|abbr=off}} of liquid helium.<ref name=edge151213>{{cite news| url =  http://www.theedge.me/qatars-helium-2-plant-opening-makes-it-worlds-largest-exporter/| title = Qatar's Helium 2 plant opening makes it world's largest exporter| newspaper = The Edge| date = 2013-12-15| accessdate = 2014-05-18}}</ref> Together, these two plants now produce 25% of the world's helium, making Qatar the second largest world helium exporter, after the U.S.<ref>Air Liquide and Linde in Helium Hunt as Texas Reserves Dry Up, Bloomberg, 2014 [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-07-10/air-liquide-and-linde-in-helium-hunt-as-texas-reserves-dry-up]</ref>
RasGas also operated the Al Khaleej Gas Projects, AKG-1 and AKG-2, which supply a daily average of around {{convert|2.0|e9ft3|e6m3|abbr=off|lk=on}} at [[Standard temperature and pressure|standard conditions]] to Qatar's network of [[Pipeline transport|pipelines]], delivering gas for the growing [[domestic market]].<ref name="City" />
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* [http://www.rasgas.com/ Company website]
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