LAFFAN REFINERY 1
Laffan Refinery 1 (LR1) captures synergies and opportunities from the development of the North Field, Qatar Petroleum Refinery and other Ras Laffan Industrial City ventures. It consists of process units including utility systems, distillation units, naphtha and kerosene hydrotreaters, a hydrogen unit and a saturated gas plant producing naphtha, kerojet (A1), gasoil and mixed LPG.
LR1 processes condensate, an associated product to natural gas production that is refined into a number of high-quality products which can be used as lower emission fuels and feedstock for petrochemical production. All products are hydro-treated to reduce the content of sulphur, meeting the most stringent quality standards (Euro V).
The refinery, which started production in 2009, has a processing capacity of 146,000 barrels per stream day (bpsd) and utilises the field condensate produced from the Qatar Petroleum Refinery facilities. The Laffan Refinery has a production capacity of 61,000 bpsd of naphtha, 52,000 bpsd of kerojet, 24,000 bpsd of gasoil, and 9,000 bpsd of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
Shareholders in the Laffan Refinery 1 are: Qatar Petroleum (51%), Total (10%), ExxonMobil (10%), Cosmo (10%), Idemitsu (10%), Mitsui (4.5%) and Marubeni (4.5%).
