Midland, MI - June 15, 2009
Dow Oil & Gas, a division of The Dow Chemical Company, a leading science and technology company, announced today that Qatargas 2, the world's first fully integrated value chain liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility, has selected SELEXOL™, a one-of-a-kind physical solvent from Dow, as the solvent of choice to enable Qatargas trains 4 and 5 to treat natural gas more efficiently.
SELEXOL™ offers significant value to the gas treating process, including:
- Significant cost savings - enabling a smaller train to accommodate the same amount of contaminants
- Proven performance - history of successful use in this application time after time
"We are proud of our participation in the Qatargas 2 project," said Janet Giesselman, general manager, Dow Oil & Gas. "Qatargas achievements in LNG value chain integration are a landmark achievement for the energy industry. We are delighted to be part of a milestone project for Qatar, a pioneer of the liquefied natural gas industry."
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Dow Oil & Gas serves customers across the global oil and gas industry, addressing changing operations and business needs with a growing range of integrated technology and specialty chemical and material solutions. Backed by the proven resources of Dow, this growing team of experienced professionals works collaboratively with customers to leverage Dow's unmatched molecular expertise and global reach to offer meaningful solutions to today's oil and gas industry challenges. More information can be found at www.dowoilandgas.com
About Dow Chemical in the Middle East
Dow has several current and proposed Middle East joint ventures in the UAE, Egypt, Kuwait and Libya as well as in Saudi Arabia, where Saudi Aramco and Dow are in the formation process of a joint venture to build, own and operate a world-scale chemicals and plastics production complex in the Eastern Province. From the opening of its first commercial office in Cairo in the early 1970's to its facility in Jebel Ali in Dubai and its 10-year partnership in Kuwait with EQUATE, Dow has managed to establish a solid presence in the Middle East petrochemicals industry. For more information about Dow Chemical in the Middle East, please visit www.dow.com/imea/me
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Lisa Gill
The Dow Chemical Company
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