Ras Laffan CCS Expansion

QatarEnergy is advancing one of the world’s largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) initiatives tied to its liquefied natural gas (LNG) operations in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar. The project awarded an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract to Samsung C&T will build CCS infrastructure designed to capture and sequester up to about 4.1 million metric tonnes of CO₂ per year from CO₂-rich streams associated with LNG production and processing at Ras Laffan, making it one of the largest standalone industrial CCS projects globally. Captured CO₂ will be compressed, dehydrated, and transported via approximately 20 km of pipeline to deep underground storage in a saline reservoir beneath the Ras Laffan region for permanent geological sequestration. This facility reinforces QatarEnergy’s strategy to embed carbon capture across its LNG value chain and support national emissions reduction objectives, including plans to ultimately scale total CCS capacity across all LNG operations to more than 11 million tonnes of CO₂ per year by 2035. While specific partner equity stakes (e.g., ExxonMobil’s commercial JV interests in LNG trains) inform broader LNG capacity development, the Ras Laffan CCS project itself is led by QatarEnergy with major engineering and construction roles awarded in 2025, and targets completion and operational readiness by around 2030.