Qatargas , the largest LNG producing company in the world , has announced the successful launch of the Plateau Maintenance Project, which aims to ensure the production capacity of Qatargas 1 is maintained at 10 million tons per annum (MTA) of Liquefied Natural Gas for many years to come.

The project involved drilling and recompleting offshore wells, adding new onshore facilities for sulfur handling and modifying existing LNG production trains 1, 2 and 3, the company said in a press release.

The Shareholders in Qatargas 1 are Qatar Petroleum, ExxonMobil, Total, Mitsui and Marubeni.

Technip-Chiyoda Joint Venture was the Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractor for the onshore work.

Their major subcontractors included Kettaneh, Sepam, Descon and CCC.

Qatargas Chief Executive Officer HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa Al-Thani said "This is indeed a significant achievement for Qatargas. We want to ensure Qatargas 1 can produce 10 MTA until the end of the concession in 2021 and well beyond. The Plateau Maintenance Project will help deliver that capability and enable Qatargas to continue to supply LNG safely and reliably to its customers. The project is yet another important milestone in Qatargas' journey towards its Vision 2015, namely to be the World's premier LNG company,"

Qatargas was established in 1984 and pioneered the Liquefied Natural Gas industry.

Today, it is the largest LNG producing company in the world with an annual LNG production capacity of 42 MTA and is realizing its vision to become the world’s premier LNG company.

Qatargas' Ras Laffan Terminal Operations team operates all the oil products tank farms and related marine terminals at Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar.

Ras Laffan is the largest LNG and oil products export terminal in the world.