???? 據阿拉伯貿易2021 年2月2日多哈報道，最近，卡塔爾液化天然氣運營公司(Qatargas)從其氦氣-2廠裝載了第1萬船氦氣貨物，達到了一個重要的新里程碑。

????Qatargas表示，這進一步證明了卡塔爾作為世界上領先的氦氣生產商和出口商之一的地位，卡塔爾在安全性、可靠性和質量方面有著久經考驗的記錄。

????Qatargas是位于拉斯拉凡工業城的卡塔爾氦氣生產、儲存和裝載設施的運營商。目前，Qatargas公司運營著氦氣-1和氦氣-2廠，這兩家氦氣廠年總產能為22億標準立方英尺。隨著2021年卡塔爾氦氣-3廠的投產，Qatargas的氦氣產量將約占世界氦氣總產量的35%，年總產能為26億標準立方英尺。

????Qatargas的氦氣-2廠是世界上最大的氦氣生產設施，于2013年6月開始生產，2017年5月裝載了第5000船氦氣貨物。Qatargas還經營著氦氣-1廠，后者2005年9月開始生產。

????氦氣在科學、醫藥和半導體、磁共振成像(MRI)、空間探索和纖維光學等高科技產業有很高的應用價值。Qatargas表示，全球氦氣需求預計將繼續以每年2-3%的速度增長。

????李峻 編譯自 阿拉伯貿易

????原文如下：

????Qatargas achieves new helium delivery milestone

????Qatargas Operating Company Limited (Qatargas) reached a significant milestone when it loaded the 10,000th cargo of helium from its Helium-2 plant recently.

????This further demonstrates Qatar's position as one of the leading helium producers and exporters in the world, with a proven record for safety, reliability and quality, the company said.

????Qatargas is the operator of Qatar's helium production, storage and loading facilities located in Ras Laffan. Currently it operates Helium 1 and 2 plants, which have a combined production capacity of 2.2 billion standard cubic feet (bscf) per year. With the start of the Helium-3 plant in 2021, Qatargas will account for approximately 35% of world helium production with an overall production capacity of 2.6 bscf per year.

????Qatargas' Helium 2 Plant, which is the largest helium production facility in the world, started production in June 2013 and the 5,000th cargo from Helium 2 was loaded in May 2017. Qatargas also operates the Helium 1 plant, which started production in September 2005.

????Helium has high value applications in science, medicine and high-tech industries, including semiconductors, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), space exploration and fibre optics. Global demand for helium is forecasted by the industry to continue to grow at 2-3% per annum, the company said.