Samsung C&T secured a 1.91 trillion won ($1.32 billion) contract to construct a carbon capture facility in Qatar, adding to its expanding portfolio in the Gulf nation. QatarEnergy awarded the engineering, procurement and construction deal for a project that will trap up to 4.1 million tons of carbon dioxide annually from existing liquefied natural gas facilities at Ras Laffan Industrial City, according to announcements from both companies.
The Korean builder’s latest win follows its September contract for the 2,000-megawatt Dukhan solar plant, valued at 1.46 trillion won ($1.01 billion). Samsung C&T now holds nearly 80% of Qatar’s total solar generation capacity through various projects in the region.
Qatar aims to capture more than 11 million tons of CO2 annually by 2035 as the world’s largest LNG producer seeks to address emissions from its expanding operations. The country launched its first carbon capture project in 2019 with a 2.2 million ton capacity, and has two additional systems under development.
The new facility will compress extracted CO2 and inject it into underground saline aquifers, utilizing electric-driven compressors and an 18-kilometer export pipeline. Qatar’s national climate plan targets a 25% emissions reduction by 2030, though critics question whether carbon capture merely extends the life of fossil fuel operations rather than accelerating a transition to cleaner energy sources.
