Ras Laffan Port

Ras Laffan is a specialised energy port serving the processing industries supplied by the offshore North Field. Liquefied natural gas, or LNG, is its defining export, with marine facilities designed around the movement of gas and other energy products.

The port also handles liquid petroleum products and sulphur, giving it several distinct export streams. Dry cargo import facilities support industrial requirements, while a base for offshore supply vessels connects the waterfront with work at sea. These activities place the harbour within a wider production and logistics system.

The adjoining industrial city brings together gas processing, utilities and support industries. Ras Laffan’s importance therefore rests on the close relationship between offshore production, onshore processing and specialised shipping facilities that carry the resulting products to overseas markets.