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Name of client : Qatar Shell GTL
Budget : $20 billion
Facility type : Natural Gas Liquefaction (NGL)
Sector : Gas
Status : Construction
Location : Qatar
PMC : WorleyParsons
Main contractor : Qatar Kentz
Background
Located in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Pearl GTL is the world’s largest source of GTL products, capable of producing 140,000 barrels a day (bpd) of GTL products. The new phase of the project will allow Qatar Shell to continue to enhance local development.
Project status
December 2016: WorleyParsons Qatar is currently working with their team based in India for the Pearl GTL project. The recently-awarded EPCM contract to WorleyParsons is for five years.
Project scope
Offshore scope:
• Twenty-two development wells
• Two unmanned wellhead platforms in about 30 metres of water
• Two 30-inch pipelines running about 60 km to shore
Onshore scope facilities:
• Gas-processing facilities treat the sour, rich wellhead gas to remove contaminants such as metals and sulphur and further extract natural gas liquids
• Ethane for petrochemical processes
• Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for domestic heating and cooking
• Condensates as a feedstock for refineries
Project finance
Qatar Shell is the client
Project schedule
Engineering & Procurement Q4-2014
Construction Q2-2015
Completion Q3-2019