QatarEnergy LNG’s jetty boil-off gas (JBOG) facility has recovered about 5.8 million tonnes of boil-off gas since it launched operations in 2014.
According to LNG producer QatarEnergy LNG, a unit of state-owned QatarEnergy, this resulted in an impressive 17.4 million tonnes reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
The $1 billion JBOG facility was designed to capture gas that would otherwise be flared during the LNG ship loading process.
Over the past decade, the JBOG team has achieved a 93 percent recovery rate of boil-off gas, QatarEnergy LNG said.
The facility handles more than 1,000 LNG ships annually.
“JBOG remains the largest flare and greenhouse gas reduction project in QatarEnergy LNG’s history, contributing to approximately 60 percent of the company’s overall flaring reductions since its commissioning,” the company said.
QatarEnergy LNG claims the environmental impact of the JBOG facility is equivalent to powering about 350,000 homes for a year or taking 420,000 gasoline-powered vehicles off the road for the same period.
Looking ahead, QatarEnergy LNG is preparing for the future expansion of the JBOG facility.
“The commissioning of a third train, scheduled for 2025, will further enhance the facility’s capacity and reinforce its role in QatarEnergy LNG’s long-term environmental strategy, “the company said.
QatarEnergy LNG, previously known as Qatargas, currently operates 14 LNG trains with a total annual production capacity of 77 mtpa.
QatarEnergy is currently working on the giant North Field LNG expansion program, which includes the North Field South and North Field West projects.
Together, these will raise Qatar’s LNG production capacity to 142 mtpa in 2030.
In February, QatarEnergy also announced the North Field West project which will add 16 mtpa of LNG to the overall expansion of the North Field.