QatarEnergy LNG (N)

Routing is an editorial model of typical laden voyages, held in a hand-maintained lane table. It is not vessel tracking, and it does not account for diversions, canal draught limits, ice class or seasonal closures. See methodology, or take the machine-readable exposure feed. Links to the Chokepoints site are inactive until its domain is set in the environment.

Where is QatarEnergy LNG (N)?

QatarEnergy LNG (N) is an LNG export terminal in Al Khawr, Qatar. It is made up of 4 tracked trains and phases.

Is QatarEnergy LNG (N) operating?

QatarEnergy LNG (N) is operating, with its first tracked train starting in 1996.

How much LNG can QatarEnergy LNG (N) handle?

QatarEnergy LNG (N) has 40.8 Mtpa operating, equivalent to 55.5 bcm/y of gas a year in operation. Capacity at different statuses is never added together.

Who owns QatarEnergy LNG (N)?

Ownership of QatarEnergy LNG (N) is not reported in the current tracker release. It is operated by QatarEnergy, which is a different thing: the operator runs the facility and need not hold any share of it.

Which maritime chokepoints do cargoes from QatarEnergy LNG (N) pass?

Cargoes from QatarEnergy LNG (N) would normally pass Strait of Hormuz, Strait of Malacca, Bab el-Mandeb, Suez Canal and 1 other. This is an editorial model of typical laden voyages by destination market, not vessel tracking, and any individual cargo may go another way.

What pipelines connect to QatarEnergy LNG (N)?

32 tracked gas pipelines pass within 25 km of QatarEnergy LNG (N). Proximity is not proof of a physical connection; each match is listed with its distance.

• Liquefaction trains explained

  A liquefaction train is one complete, self-contained refrigeration line that chills treated natural gas until it condenses, and a large modern train produces roughly 5 to 8 million tonnes of LNG a year.

• LNG and maritime chokepoints

  A maritime chokepoint is a narrow strait or canal that a large share of seaborne trade must pass through, and LNG exposure to them depends entirely on which exporting region supplies which importing market.

• Mtpa, bcm and cubic metres

  LNG capacity is quoted in three incompatible units, and the two conversions that matter are 1 million tonnes a year equals about 1.36 billion cubic metres of gas a year, and 1 cubic metre of liquid equals about 600 cubic metres of gas.

• Reading a capacity figure without being misled

  An LNG capacity figure is only meaningful alongside three qualifiers — which unit it is in, which project status it describes, and whether it is a design nameplate or actual output — and most disagreements between sources come from one of those being dropped.