Qatar inaugurated yesterday the first of four liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants due to start up this year. Rising gas exports will cushion Qatar, Reuters reported. The four new plants will double the capacity of the country, which is already the world's largest exporter of LNG, or gas chilled to liquid form for export. Simon Williams, regional economist at HSBC said “The projects coming to fruition this year will keep growth high and consolidate Qatar's position as a leading supplier of LNG.” The new Qatargas LNG facility or train is the world's biggest and can produce 7.8 million tons per year (tpy). Qatargas train-four will take Qatar's capacity to 38 million tpy.
