General
Qatar Chemical Company LTD (Q-Chem) is a joint venture between Qatar Petroleum Corporation (QP 51%) and Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC (CPChem 49%). Q-Chem was formed on October 6, 1998 by Emiri Decree. The Q-Chem facility in Mesaieed, Qatar is a world-class, integrated petrochemical plant capable of producing 500,000 MTA Ethylene, 453,000 MTA high density polyethylene (HDPE) using the latest Chevron Phillips proprietary loop slurry technology and 47,000 MTA of 1-Hexene using new, proprietary CPChem process technology.
Infrastructure & Finance
Offsite infrastructure improvements will consist of a marine dock, product and feedstock storage, buildings and pipelines:
- The dock will be used primarily for export of polyethylene product in sea bulk and 25 kg bags via 20' and 40' containers.
- A Large Warehouse for Polyethylene product storage.
- The buildings will include an administration building, a control building, a laboratory, a maintenance shop and garage, an operations warehouse, a firehouse, an infirmary, and a mosque.
- Pipelines will be installed to area facilities providing:
- ethane feed from the NGL-4 Fractionation Plant;
- fresh water from a tie-in located adjacent to the NGL-4 Fractionation Plant;
- mixed butane from QP storage;
- normal butane return to QP storage; and
- fuel gas supply from QP's fuel gas distribution facility.
Project Execution
All stages of implementation of the EPC Contract will be managed by Q-Chem with assistance provided by Phillips Petroleum Company and QP under Support Services Agreements. The Q-Chem Project Management Team is structured to provide:
- Project Management;
- Project Engineering;
- Project Services;
- Cost Control
- Schedule
- Invoice Audit
- IT Support
- Process Engineering;
- Quality Assurance;
- Construction Management;
- Health and environmental.
Operations personnel have been involved directly with the Project Team since the feasibility study began. This participation has continued. Operations and maintenance personnel will be extensively utilized to support the Project Team during construction, pre-commissioning and start-up.
Environmental and Safety Focus
The Complex will be required to meet the environmental standards of the Environmental Department of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture of the State of Qatar ("MMAA"). Such standards address all environmental media - water, solid waste, air emissions, noise, spill prevention and control, as well as the on-going monitoring of plant performance.
To ensure the safety of all employees and associated personnel, the Complex will be required to comply with internationally accepted standards and codes of practice relating to safety and fire fighting. Safety of personnel, equipment and sites is a primary business objective of both QP and CPChem, and a line responsibility that extends to all levels of management, operation, contractors and subcontractors. CPChem's Process for Safety and Environmental Excellence and QP's Health, Safety and Environmental Conservation Policy underline the Sponsors' commitment to safety and environmental stewardship.
The Complex will include its own firehouse, and be equipped with fire prevention and control equipment and state of the art alarm systems. Emergency systems to maintain control and safety in the event of the failure of power or other important utilities will also be included.
