The RLC Master Plan covers the anticipated developments in Ras Laffan in the coming 20 years.

The plan will cover industries expected to be located in the city as well as the required infrastructure, support and service uses and other ancillary facilities. 
A major task will be to prepare a conceptual design for the expansion of the port.
The high quality and large quantities of feedstock gas available in Ras Laffan will support a wide range of industries. Initial projections indicate that there will be approximately 14 LNG trains, 3-4 GTL projects, 4 Gas Plants, Ethylene Plants and a variety of other industries.
Ras Laffan is destined to become the LNG and GTL capital of the world and one of the biggest producers of ethylene and derivatives.
The new Port will accommodate around 225 million tonnes of products per year more than double its present size.  The current land area of Ras Laffan is also expected to double in size from approximately 106 square kilometres to approximately 246 square kilometres.
Ras Laffan is developing into what may be the single largest, and most comprehensive Gas processing industrial complex in the world.
The Port Expansion project at Ras Laffan is under way with one of the biggest dredgers currently located at Ras Laffan.
Since the port and its infrastructure forms the cornerstone of delivery of export cargoes such as LNG and condensates as also GTL products to the rest of the world, this project is being implemented to ensure that this world class facility is developed in time.
A number of milestones have been planned for this vast project that will integrate with the growing needs of the Ras Laffan industrial city.
The project will proceed in a systematic manner as per timelines and schedules defined by QP, who are the owners of the project.
The project has been awarded to a joint venture between Jan De Nul and Boskalis. Both these companies are world class operators that bring vast experience to such an important initiative.
Commencing recently the project for the dredging and reclamation will complete in the 4th quarter of 2008.
Alongside the dredging and reclamation contract, QP has awarded the FEED contract for berths and other infrastructure to Halcrow, who will carry out the Front End Engineering for the Berths planned in the new port.
Most importantly the development of the new port expansion will have no impact on existing operations, to ensure continued export of products.
Current RLC port operations are also gearing up to ensure appropriate service delivery to its clients and end users.