QatarEnergy Repairs Will Take Three Years Amid Maritime Transit Commitment

QatarEnergy's CEO, Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, has confirmed that repairs to two damaged liquefied natural gas (LNG) trains at Ras Laffan Industrial City will take three years to complete.

The damage was caused by a missile attack in March 2026 and has halted LNG production and associated products at some of QatarEnergy's assets. Al-Kaabi emphasized that the company remains committed to maritime transit through the Strait of Hormuz, despite Iran's closure of the waterway following Israel's attack on its South Pars gas field.

QatarEnergy is building redundant facilities as part of the North Field expansion project, which will allow for the transportation of LNG via pipelines. However, Al-Kaabi stated that this approach makes no economic sense and would require the liquification of gas at receiving terminals, making it a costly and complex process.

The CEO also announced that QatarEnergy is on track to become one of the largest LNG traders in the world by next year, with the company set to start shipments from its Golden Pass LNG project in the United States. Additionally, Al-Kaabi noted that the construction of the largest ethane cracker in the world at the Golden Triangle Polymers project is underway and expected to be operational within weeks.