Texas A&M at Qatar partnership focuses on natural gas production

A new partnership between the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) Gas and Fuels Research Centre based at Texas A&M University at Qatar and the Texas A&M Energy Institute will focus on aligning the research, education, and training interests of both organisations for mutual benefit.
The partnership will help consolidate and co-ordinate research efforts and activities in the areas of natural gas production and monetisation at Texas A&M’s main campus in College Station, Texas.
“Texas A&M University has played a critical role in the energy future by leading the oil era in the US, with many impacts globally,” said Nimir O Elbashir, director of the TEES Gas and Fuels Research Centre.
“The partnership between the TEES Gas and Fuels Research Centre and the Texas A&M Energy Institute provides an excellent opportunity for the university to now lead in the shale oil and gas era. This partnership will expand the portfolio of the GFRC’s activities in supporting Qatar’s gas production and processing plants.”
It is anticipated that new approaches will be discovered, previously unavailable research opportunities will be presented, and diverse sets of individuals will gain mastery of concepts through innovative educational programmes.
“We very much welcome this partnership,” said Stratos Pistikopoulos, interim co-director and deputy director of the Texas A&M Energy Institute. “This will allow us to create synergies and opportunities between our two organisations in the strategically important energy space of natural and shale gas and fuels. Further, this will strengthen the existing relationships between our Qatar campus and main campus for energy research, education and training.”