Oxy is a partner in the giant Dolphin Project, the premier transborder natural gas project in the Middle East.

The project, in which Oxy has a 24.5-percent interest, delivers natural gas from Qatar’s North Field — one of the world’s largest gas reservoirs — to customers in the United Arab Emirates and Oman. Dolphin began production in the summer of 2007 and reached full operation in February 2008.

The gas is produced from wells offshore Qatar and processed at the onshore processing and compression plant in Ras Laffan, Qatar, which is the biggest initial build gas plant ever built. This massive plant processes approximately 2 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day, a volume approximately equal to one-third of the average daily natural gas delivered to California’s consumers each day.

From Ras Laffan, the processed gas flows through a 48-inch, 230-mile-long subsea export pipeline — the longest large-diameter pipeline ever built for subsea use — to markets in the U.A.E. and Oman.

The Dolphin Project has had a significant impact in the region, and is expected to be a steady contributor to Oxy’s financial performance for a quarter-century.