The petrochemicals industry has come a long way, building from virtually no base to exporting about 10m tonnes of chemicals, polymers and fertilisers per annum, according to the Qatar Chemical and Petrochemical Marketing and Distribution Company (Muntajat). In the past two years stakeholders have announced several major investments. In May 2013...
Powering the country’s thriving economy, the energy sector has made Qatar one of the richest countries in the world with a gross national income per capita of more than $90,000, according to the World Bank. The country invested heavily in developing its natural gas reserves and building infrastructure to export leading quantities of liquefied...
By asserting itself as one of the world’s largest exporters of gas, Qatar continues to play a vital role in global energy supply and security. One of the most important factors for the country over the coming years will be how it maintains this position and navigates a complex and highly politicised international gas market.
Qatar’s oil and gas exports are by far the country’s most valuable. In November 2013 alone petroleum gases and petroleum oils were worth QR33.9bn ($9.3bn), making up 86.5% of exports by value for that month, according to data from the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics. While the country’s hydrocarbons are an important source of...
Abundant supplies of natural gas and strong links to global supply chains for downstream products have enabled the presence of a growing gas-to-liquids (GTL) industry. GTL, first developed on an industrial scale in South Africa in the 1970s, is a process of creating diesel and gasoline products using natural gas as feedstock. There are two basic...
The global energy industry is thriving with growing demand for power and a host of downstream products that depend on output in the oil and gas sector. In addition to established markets in Europe and North America, growing economies in Asia are driving tremendous demand for energy supplies. This has in turn increased the demand for a skilled...
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