Qatar launches plant to capture wasted gas

Doha

QATAR officially unveiled on Tuesday what it said is the world's biggest environmental project, a US$1 billion plant to capture wasted gas.

The Jetty Boil-Off Gas Recovery Project (JBOG) will capture enough gas to power 175,000 cars per year or 300,000 homes, Qatari officials said.

It also allows Qatar, the largest producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the world, to recover a further 29 million cubic feet o…