Qatar: First LPG Service Station to be Operated by Woqod

The first LPG service station (Autogas) in Qatar is nearing completion on the Mowasalat premises. Mowasalat is the Qatar Transport Company whose operations include bus and taxi fleets.

The installation of safety equipment for the first LPG service station. Mowasalat has already acquired the LPG-run buses. According to the official, the service station has a capacity of 20,000 cubic litres of LPG, which will be enough to operate 50 vehicles for three to four months.  On the overall expansion programme of the company, the official said Mowasalat will add 300 more new cars to its existing fleet in the next two months.

Woqod vice-chairman and managing director Mohamed Turki al-Sobai told local media  that three new service stations will be opened by the end of October. Another seven service station stations were in the design stage.  Woqod service stations include a convenience store, Internet café, post office, food court, laundry, car wash and oil change bays services.

Al-Sobai said the response to Woqod’s petroleum product – Gasoline Gold with an octane content of 95, was not “very high”. It might be because of the small difference in price between Gasoline Silver and Gasoline Platinum. “But we will keep Gasoline Gold in our filling stations. That’s our strategy,” he said.  Gasoline Gold is a blend of Gasoline Silver and Gasoline Platinum. He also said Woqod reported a 40% jump in its first half net profit to QR351.30mn.

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