This project will be located at Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar. The petrochemicals complex will include an ethane cracker , making it the largest ethane cracker in the Middle East, and one of the largest in the world. The petrochemical complex will produce: • 1.4 million tons per annum (MTPA) of ethylene. • 850,000 tons per year of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) • 430,000 tons per year of linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) • 760,000 tons per year of polypropylene (PP) • 83,000 tons per year of butadiene (BU). The complex will also include world-class derivative plants, which will consolidate Qatar’s position among the leading petrochemicals producers in the world markets. The engineering design of the Petrochemicals Complex should commence shortly, leading to a planned start-up in 2025. Feedstock for the project will be ethane produced primarily from the new North Field LNG expansion project that will produce an additional 23 MTPA of LNG, as well as from existing gas projects producing ethane. The polypropylene (PP) production facility will produce homopolymers, random copolymers and impact copolymers, which are used in packaging, durable goods, automotive parts, non-wovens, fibers and consumer applications. Polyethylene, on the other hand, is used mainly in packaging. Petrochemicals represent a major pillar of our growth strategy to become one of the best national oil companies in the world. This project will complement our efforts to implement our strategy, and will enable Qatar Petroleum to further expand its footprint in the global petrochemicals markets. The detailed design of the jackets is an important step towards awarding the procurement, fabrication and installation (EPCI) contract, which will pave the way to commence the drilling campaign in 2019. Client has invited a group of leading international companies, with extensive experiences in the petrochemicals industry, to submit proposals for partnering with it and develop the scheme.