Qatargas safely completes major shutdown

The shutdown which commenced on April 20th was concluded with no Lost Time Accidents (LTA) and no environmental issues.

The highlight of this achievement was that the duration of the shutdown which was previously 28 days was minimized to 20 days.

This was achieved as a result of the innovative modular maintenance concept of the gas turbines.

The shutdown involved inspection of all equipment, some major upgrade of instruments and controls, maintenance work, engineering modifications and tie-ins for the Laffan Refinery and Common Sulfur Project, all of which are aimed at making the plant more reliable and minimizing down time.

The Themes for this shutdown were safety, health and environment, team spirit and housekeeping.

The successful completion of the shutdown further demonstrates Qatargas' ability to achieve challenging objectives safely through team work, excellent communication between the different teams involved and above all, the commitment to maintaining an incident and injury free work environment.

Commenting on this achievement, Jacques Azibert, Chief Operating Officer, Operations of Qatargas said; "I would like to congratulate all the people involved in this achievement, including our contractors General Electric and Descon and their subcontractors for a very well executed shutdown and re-start of Train 1. Our success demonstrates once again Qatargas' strengths when facing challenges, safety consciousness, teamwork, motivation and commitment to do a good job among the different teams involved."

Close to 1350 people put in more than 340,000 man-hours of hard work to complete this shutdown safely and without any Injury.

This achievement follows the completion of five years without LTA on Qatargas' operating facilities onshore.