QatarEnergy has stopped its production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and associated products.
The production halt comes after an Iranian drone attack on QatarEnergy’s operating facilities in Ras Laffan Industrial City and Mesaieed Industrial City in Qatar.
The company currently supplies gas to Hydro’s joint venture Qatalum.
QatarEnergy also issued a statement that the company is stopping the production of some downstream products in Qatar, including urea, polymers, methanol, aluminium and other products.
The specific implications for aluminium production at Qatalum are currently unclear and Hydro is seeking to obtain more information.
Qatalum, located in Doha, Qatar, is a 50/50 joint venture owned by Hydro and Qatar Aluminum Manufacturing Company Q.P.S.C. (QAMCO).
The plant has a nameplate capacity of primary aluminium of 648,000 metric tonnes and casthouse capacity of 687,000 metric tonnes.
Qatalum is fully integrated with a smelter, casthouse, carbon plant and a dedicated gas fired power plant.
In 2025, Qatalum generated an adjusted net income of NOK 1.3 billion ($134M) on a 50% basis.
