Qatargas, a global leading LNG company has inaugurated Laffan Refinery 2 in Ras Laffan Industrial City, effectively doubling Qatar’s condensate refining capacity to 292,000 barrels per day.

Inaugurated by Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, the Emir of the State of Qatar, Laffan Refinery 2 is an important milestone in the development of the oil and gas sector in Qatar due to its strategic role in diversifying Qatar’s energy mix.

As such, Laffan Refinery 2 will make a significant contribution to the sustained, economic development of the State of Qatar by optimising the country’s natural resources for generations to come, a statement said.

Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, president and CEO of Qatar Petroleum, and chairman of Qatargas Board of Directors said: "This inauguration is the result of the wise leadership and directives of His Highness the Emir, and is another step on the road to a better future as mapped by Qatar Vision 2030, which was launched by His Highness. This Vision has laid the foundations to transform Qatar into a modern state."