* For details regarding the revenue fromby-products, refer to the economic sustainability chapter on page 28
ProductionSalesHighlights*
CondensateProduced (MMbbls)
Volume of EthaneSales (kt)
Volume of ButaneSales (kt)
Volume of Sulfur (kt)
Export of LeanGas (Bscf)
Volume of PropaneSales (kt)
600
300
900
1200
1500
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012Target
701
797
489
218
255
258
267
259
534
478
489
501
825
824
819
818
327
309
586
1,112
1,320
35
35
35
34
34
728
730
730
730
Condensate
Low-sulfur condensate is an
ultra-light oil that is a valuable
by-product of DolphinEnergy’s
raw gas production and
processing. Average daily
production amounts tobetween
90,000 and 100,000barrels of
condensate. In 2008, Dolphin
Energywas awarded aUSD212
million contract todouble the
capacity of Qatar’s low-sulfur
condensate storage facilities; this
project was completed in 2011.
LiquefiedPetroleumGas (LPG)
The liquefiedpetroleumgases
propane andbutane are valuable
by-products of DolphinEnergy’s
gas processing facilities at Ras
Laffan. On average, Dolphin
Energy produces 1,313Kt of
LPG annually. Propane and
butane are used as fuel for
industrial, domestic, automotive,
and agricultural processes
worldwide, aswell as in
petrochemical production.
Butane also has specialized
uses in gasoline blending.
Ethane
Ethane is extractedduring gas
processing. DolphinEnergy’s
average annual production of
ethane since 2008 is 1,260Kt.
Ethane is utilized as feedstock
for the ethane cracker at theRas
LaffanOlefinCompany inQatar.
Sulfur
Sulfurmust be extracted from
the raw natural gas during
processing in order to comply
with international health, safety,
and environmental standards.
Since 2008, DolphinEnergy’s
average annual production of
sulfur is 249Kt. Sulfur is sold
worldwide, and is largely used
in the production of fertilizers.
