据阿拉伯贸易2021 年2月2日多哈报道，最近，卡塔尔液化天然气运营公司(Qatargas)从其氦气-2厂装载了第1万船氦气货物，达到了一个重要的新里程碑。
Qatargas表示，这进一步证明了卡塔尔作为世界上领先的氦气生产商和出口商之一的地位，卡塔尔在安全性、可靠性和质量方面有着久经考验的记录。
Qatargas是位于拉斯拉凡工业城的卡塔尔氦气生产、储存和装载设施的运营商。目前，Qatargas公司运营着氦气-1和氦气-2厂，这两家氦气厂年总产能为22亿标准立方英尺。随着2021年卡塔尔氦气-3厂的投产，Qatargas的氦气产量将约占世界氦气总产量的35%，年总产能为26亿标准立方英尺。
Qatargas的氦气-2厂是世界上最大的氦气生产设施，于2013年6月开始生产，2017年5月装载了第5000船氦气货物。Qatargas还经营着氦气-1厂，后者2005年9月开始生产。
氦气在科学、医药和半导体、磁共振成像(MRI)、空间探索和纤维光学等高科技产业有很高的应用价值。Qatargas表示，全球氦气需求预计将继续以每年2-3%的速度增长。
李峻 编译自 阿拉伯贸易
原文如下：
Qatargas achieves new helium delivery milestone
Qatargas Operating Company Limited (Qatargas) reached a significant milestone when it loaded the 10,000th cargo of helium from its Helium-2 plant recently.
This further demonstrates Qatar's position as one of the leading helium producers and exporters in the world, with a proven record for safety, reliability and quality, the company said.
Qatargas is the operator of Qatar's helium production, storage and loading facilities located in Ras Laffan. Currently it operates Helium 1 and 2 plants, which have a combined production capacity of 2.2 billion standard cubic feet (bscf) per year. With the start of the Helium-3 plant in 2021, Qatargas will account for approximately 35% of world helium production with an overall production capacity of 2.6 bscf per year.
Qatargas' Helium 2 Plant, which is the largest helium production facility in the world, started production in June 2013 and the 5,000th cargo from Helium 2 was loaded in May 2017. Qatargas also operates the Helium 1 plant, which started production in September 2005.
Helium has high value applications in science, medicine and high-tech industries, including semiconductors, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), space exploration and fibre optics. Global demand for helium is forecasted by the industry to continue to grow at 2-3% per annum, the company said.
