RasGas to halt three LNG plants this year for maintenance

摘要

Ras Laffan Liquefied Gas Co., one of two Qatari producers of LNG, will shut three of its seven liquefaction plants for maintenance in 2013, Bloomberg reported. The company will halt Train 4 in April, Train 3 in September and Train 7 in November. The halts will last three to four weeks. LNG shutdowns in the country may affect short-term LNG prices in markets from the UK to Asia. Total maintenance planned for this year in Qatar will affect less than half of the capacity halted in 2012, according to Bloomberg. Train 7 has an annual capacity of 7.8 million tonnes per annum (MTPA). It is one of the largest LNG trains in the world.