QatarEnergy has announced that it is proceeding with a new LNG expansion project, the North Field West project, to further raise the State of Qatar’s LNG production capacity to 142 million tons per annum (MTPA) before the end of this decade, representing an increase of almost 85 per cent from current production levels. The extensive appraisal drilling and testing have confirmed that productive layers of Qatar’s giant North Field extend towards the west, which allows for developing a new LNG production project in Ras Laffan. With the completion of this project, the State of Qatar’s total hydrocarbon production will exceed 7.25 million barrels of oil equivalent per day. QatarEnergy will immediately commence the basic engineering works necessary to ensure that the planned progress is achieved according to the approved schedule for this new project, which will be called the North Field West project. (February 2024)

• QP has awarded a contract to Chiyoda Corporation of Japan to execute the FEED of the onshore facilities of the North Field Expansion. The scope of work will provide the basic design for the addition of 3 x 7.8 mtpa mega-trains of LNG production with associated pre-investment to add a fourth LNG train in the future. (March 2018)
• QP has awarded a ‘Detailed Design’ contract to McDermott International for offshore jackets that will be installed at the new North Field Expansion Project. The design of the jackets is an important step towards awarding the procurement, fabrication and installation (EPCI) contract by the end of this year, which will pave the way to start the drilling campaign in 2019. (May 2018)
• QP plans to add fourth liquefaction train to the LNG expansion project that will further increase company’s LNG production capacity to 110 MTPA i.e. 43 percent from its current production capacity of 77 MTPA. The fourth LNG mega-train will be included in the ongoing front-end engineering of the project. Final investment decision on the expansion is expected by the end of 2019. (September 2018)
• Qatar Petroleum (QP) has received bids from 4 firms for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the project to maintain Qatar’s gas production levels at its giant North Field, known as the North Field Sustainability project. Scheme is estimated to be worth more than $1bn. (October 2018)
• Qatargas has invited companies to bid for a major new project to boost gas production from the giant North Field. Last date for submission of bids is 7 January, 2019. The project will help maintain gas output from the field with wellhead platforms, offshore jackets and drilling decks. (November 2018)
• QP has awarded two contracts on its LNG expansion project at Ras Laffan. The contracts awarded are as follows: 1. An engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the fabrication and installation of offshore jackets has been awarded to McDermott. 2. A contract for early site works required to prepare for the four new 8 million tonnes a year (t/y) LNG megatrains in Ras Laffan Industrial City has been awarded to a joint venture between Consolidated Contractors Company (Greece/Lebanon) and Teyseer Trading and Contracting Company. The main invitations to tenders for the EPC of the onshore facilities will be issued before the end of this month. (April 2019)
• Qatargas has awarded the full suite of EPCI services for eight new offshore jackets to McDermott International for expansion of the North Field offshore facilities in Qatar. McDermott plans to use its project management and engineering teams in Doha, Qatar, with fabrication primarily taking place at McDermott's facilities in Batam, Indonesia. Vessels Derrick Barge 50 and Derrick Barge 27 from McDermott's global fleet are scheduled to undertake the installation and completions work. (April 2019)
• QP has invited consortiums to bid for the EPC contracts worth over $10 billion for the four LNG trains at its offshore NFE project. The consortiums invited are: Chiyoda Corporation of Japan / TechnipFMC of France, JGC Corporation of Japan / Hyundai Engineering & Construction of South Korea, Saipem of Italy / McDermott of USA / CTCI Corporation of Taiwan. The tender calls for the EPC of the four mega-LNG trains with gas and liquid treating facilities, ethane and liquefied petroleum gas production and fractionation, a helium plant, and utilities and infrastructure to support the processing units. (April 2019)
• Qatargas, on behalf of Qatar Petroleum, and BASF SE have signed a technology license agreement for the NFE Project. Under the agreement, BASF is providing two technologies, one for gas removal and another for gas treatment, these technologies are marketed under the brand OASE® and FlexsorbTM for four new Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) trains in Qatar. (May 2019)
• QP has issued tender for the reservation of ship construction capacity required for the LNG carrier fleet for its NFE Project. In addition to addressing shipping requirements for the NFE Project, the tender covers shipping requirements for the LNG volumes that will be purchased and offtaken by Ocean LNG (a 70:30 joint venture between QP and ExxonMobil) from the Golden Pass LNG export project in the United States, which is currently under construction and is planned to start by 2024. The tender also includes options for replacement requirements for Qatar’s existing LNG fleet. This campaign is expected to initially deliver 60 LNG carriers in support of the planned production expansion, with a potential to exceed 100 new LNG carriers over the next decade. (May 2019)
• QP has awarded contracts for a total of eight offshore Jackup Drilling Rigs for NFE project. Contracts for six of the eight rigs have been awarded to Gulf Drilling International (GDI), while the contracts for the remaining two rigs have been awarded to Northern Offshore Drilling Operations, operating out of the United States of America. The contracts are awarded for committed terms ranging from two to four years, with exercisable options to extend the drilling program durations if required. The scope includes the drilling and completion of 80 new wells from eight wellhead platform locations. The drilling rigs are planned to be mobilized and ready for drilling activities starting from January 2020. (May 2019)
• EPC bids have been invited for LNG storage and loading facilities for the NFE Project. The tender package calls for the EPC of three LNG storage tanks; compressors to recover tank boil off gas during storage and jetty boil off gas during LNG vessel loading; LNG rundown lines from the LNG trains to the LNG storage area; two additional LNG berths with an option for a third LNG berth; and loading and return lines from the LNG berths to the tanks. The contract is expected to be awarded by February, 2020. (May 2019)
• QP has awarded the FEED contract to McDermott Middle East Inc. for its NFE project’s offshore pipelines and topsides facilities. The contract scope includes engineering design for eight unmanned wellhead platform topsides, four 38” trunk lines and four 28” intra-field lines. The work is expected to take 12 months to complete. (May 2019)
• The EPC contracts for the onshore packages of NFE Project are set to be awarded by the end of 2019. (July 2019)
• McDermott International is starting work on a QP contract to carry out FEED work for offshore wellhead platforms, pipelines and cables. (July 2019)
• Firms pre-qualified for EPC contract of LNG storage and loading and export facilities for the North Field Expansion (NFE) Project are: Daewoo Engineering & Construction of South Korea, Hyundai Engineering & Construction of South Korea, IHI Corporation of Japan, McDermott International of US, and Saipem of Italy. The tender package calls for the EPC of three LNG storage tanks; compressors to recover tank boil off gas during storage and jetty boil off gas during LNG vessel loading; LNG rundown lines from the LNG trains to the LNG storage area; two additional LNG berths with an option for a third LNG berth; and loading and return lines from the LNG berths to the tanks. The contract is expected to be awarded by February, 2020. (August 2019)
• QP has issued ITB for the EPC packages of additional liquid products storage and loading facilities and mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) storage and distribution facilities in Ras Laffan Industrial City. The contract will be part of the NFE Project. It will include a new propane storage tank, vapour recovery compressors for propane and butane tank refrigeration, a plant condensate storage tank, a MEG storage tank and distribution system, a new liquid products export berth and liquid product lines from the main NFE plant location to the liquid products storage area. Due to the increased volume of associated liquid products the NFE project will generate from offshore production and onshore gas processing, QP expands its existing storage and loading facilities. (September 2019)
• QP has named the pre-qualified firms to bid for the EPC contract for four LNG trains at its offshore North Field Expansion (NFE) project. They are: Chiyoda Corporation of Japan, CTCI Corporation of Taiwan, Hyundai E&C of South Korea, JGC Corporation of Japan, Mcdermott of USA, Saipem of Italy, and Technip of France. Bids are due to be submitted by 17 November, 2019. (October 2019)
• QP has shortlisted partners for NFE project. Total, Exxon Mobil, Shell, and Italy’s Eni have all offered QP stakes in prize assets abroad in a bid to secure a stake in the project. (October 2019)
• Qatar Energy Minister Said Al-Kaabi said that only one contractor will be chosen to build four new LNG trains, or plants, as part of the expansion plans adding that other work would be awarded to other contractors. The expansion plans will boost Qatar's LNG production by 40%. (October 2019)
• New rigs for the NFE project are under construction in China; will start arriving in 2020. More potential partners are also to be announced in 2020. (October 2019)
• Bids for the EPC contract for liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage and loading facilities for NFE Project have been submitted. The bidders are: Hyundai E&C of South Korea, IHI Corporation of Japan, Mcdermott International of US, Saipem of Italy, and Samsung C&T of South Korea. The EPC-2 tender package calls for the EPC of three LNG storage tanks; compressors to recover tank boil off gas during storage and jetty boil off gas during LNG vessel loading; LNG rundown lines from the LNG trains to the LNG storage area; two additional LNG berths with an option for a third LNG berth; and loading and return lines from the LNG berths to the tanks. (November 2019)
• QP has started of the development drilling campaign for the North Field East Project, or NFE (previously known as the North Field Expansion Project). The first of 80 NFE development wells was spudded on 29 March by the jack-up rig “GulfDrill Lovanda”, which is managed and operated by GulfDrill, a joint venture between the Qatar based drilling champion, Gulf Drilling International, and Seadrill Limited. QP had earlier awarded a number of contracts for jack-up drilling rigs to be utilized for the drilling of 80 development wells for the NFE. The installation of the first four Offshore Jackets in Qatari waters is underway and is expected to be completed by the end of this month. (April 2020)
• China's Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding has delivered the newbuild jack-up Energy Edge to its owner Northern Offshore. The delivery of the CJ-50 design jack-up drilling unit took place in Shanghai. It will be used for drilling at the North Field expansion project from June 2020 where the 80-well drilling program started on March 29. (May 2020)
• QP has entered into a $3bn agreement to reserve LNG ship construction capacity in China to be utilized for its future LNG carrier fleet requirements, including those of its ongoing North Field expansion projects. (May 2020)
• QP is set to receive commercial bids for the EPC contracts for two onshore packages of its NFE Project in September this year and contracts will be awarded by the end of the year. (June 2020)
• Bidders get extension for the offshore work on estimated $500mn North Field production sustainability project, which is split into two main packages. (June 2020)
• QP has signed major multiple agreements for the construction of LNG carriers. Contract worth $19.21bn has been signed with DSEM, Hyundai and Daewoo shipyards for construction of more than 100 LNG carriers, and $2.85bn contract with Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding’s for 16 LNG carriers. (August 2020)
• QP has received bids for the $2bn main package of the North Field Production Sustainability (NFPS) project. The EPCI scope of work on the package covers performing drilling and installation of production platforms. The NFPS project aims to sustain long-term gas production from the North Field. (August 2020)
• Air Products of US has been selected to provide its proprietary AP-X natural gas liquefaction process technology and equipment to Qatargas for the first phase of QP’s NFE project, in Ras Laffan. Each of the four new LNG process units, the largest LNG production trains in the world, will have a production capacity of 7.8 million tonnes per year. (August 2020)
• QP has received commercial bids for the EPC contracts for onshore packages of its North Field East (NFE) Project. The bidding groups are: Chiyoda Corporation / Technip France S.A., JGC Corporation / Hyundai Engineering and Construction Co. Ltd., Saipem S.p.A / McDermott Middle East Inc. / CTCI Corporation. The project scope comprises four new LNG mega trains, which will expand Qatar’s LNG production from 77mn tonnes per annum (mta) to 110mta by 2025. Each of the trains will have a capacity to produce 8 mta of LNG. (October 2020)
• Qatargas has awarded a contract to Baker Hughes of US to provide multiple main refrigerant compressors (MRCs) for phase I of NFE Project, which will feature the latest compression technology to reduce 60,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) per train each year without any reduction in LNG production, representing roughly 5% decrease versus previous technologies. The compression trains will also be produced using the latest manufacturing techniques, minimising raw material and emission-intensive processes to reduce CO2 emissions during production by up to 10%. Each MRC train will consist of three frame 9E DLN ultra low NOx gas turbines and six centrifugal compressors across four LNG mega trains for a total scope of supply of 12 gas turbines to drive 24 centrifugal compressors. Packaging, manufacturing and testing of the gas turbine/compressor trains will take place at Baker Hughes’ facilities in Florence and Massa, Italy. (October 2020)
• Qatargas has awarded a FEED contract to McDermott on the second phase of the North Field LNG Expansion (NFE) Project. Under the contract, McDermott will carry out FEED for the five wellheads package of North Field South project. (January 2021)
• Qatargas has awarded the $13bn onshore EPC contract to a consortium of Chiyoda of Japan and Technip Energies of France to build LNG trains as part of the first phase of the North Field Expansion megaproject, called North Field East Project (“NFE”). This award will cover the delivery of 4 mega trains, each with a capacity of 8 million tons per annum (“Mtpa”) of Liquefied Natural Gas (“LNG”), and associated utility facilities. It will include a large CO2 Carbon Capture and Sequestration facility, leading to more than 25% reduction of Green House Gas emissions when compared to similar LNG facilities. The new facilities will receive approximately 6 billion standard cubic feet per day of feed gas from the Eastern sector of Qatar’s North Field, which is the largest non-associated gas field in the world. The expansion project will produce approximately 33 Mtpa of additional LNG, increasing Qatar’s total production from 77 to 110 Mtpa. (February 2021)
• QP has awarded the EPC contract worth over $2bn to Samsung C&T of South Korea for the expansion of LNG storage and loading facilities for North Field East (NFE) Project being developed as part of the North Field expansion project - phase I. The contract scope includes three LNG tanks and three LNG loading berths for NFE as well as options for two LNG tanks and one LNG berth for NFS project, and all associated pipes, lines and loading lines. (March 2021)
• QP, along with several leading international LNG players, has signed a multi-party agreement with LNT Marine, the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), and Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) to collaborate on the development of new medium and large liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier designs. (March 2021)
• QP has issued an 'Invitation to Tender' (ITT) for the chartering of LNG carriers for its future LNG shipping requirements for its ongoing expansion projects in the North Field. The ITT package, which was issued to a large group of LNG ship owners, aims at selecting world-class ship owners for the long-term time charter of LNG carriers to satisfy the future requirements of Qatar Petroleum and its subsidiaries. In addition to the North Field Expansion Project, the ITT package also covers the requirements for the LNG volumes that will be produced from the Golden Pass LNG export project in the United States. Furthermore, the ITT includes options to replace time charters for a number of Qatar's LNG carriers that will expire in the next few years. (March 2021)
• Construction works on Lean LNG Storage and Loading Expansion (EPC-2) are expected to commence in June 2021. (April 2021)
• Exxon Mobil, Royal Dutch Shell, TotalEnergies and ConocoPhillips, which are part of Qatar's existing LNG production were joined by new entrants Chevron and Italy's Eni in bidding process to partner in North Field expansion. The results of the tender process are not expected to be announced before September. (May 2021)
• QP has raised $12.5bn by offering a multi-tranche bond to fund the development of the North Field expansion projects. The proceeds will also be used to boost the North Field’s gas field’s production capacity from 77 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) to 110Mtpa by 2027. The largest US dollar fixed-rate oil and gas bond received orders of more than $40bn from global insurers, asset managers, pension funds and bank treasuries. (July 2021)
• A Civil Subcontract worth $2.3bn has been awarded to Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) of Athens, Greece for the first phase of the NFE project. (July 2021)
• Qatargas has issued a tender for the construction of 5 Wellhead Platforms for the North Field South Project (NFS). Last date to submit bids is 15 September, 2021. Companies invited to bid include: Hyundai Heavy Industries, McDermott, Saipem, Sapura, Subsea7, and Technip Energies. (August 2021)
• QP has awarded an EPC contract to Te´cnicas Reunidas for the expansion of onshore facilities for the NFE project. The initial amount of the contract has been estimated to be more than $500 million. However, several additional options would substantially increase the value. The EPC contract, to be executed over 41 months, is for the completion of an “EPC- 3 package” required for the expansion of liquid products storage and loading that are by-products of the LNG liquefaction process. It includes the construction of liquid products rundown lines, lean gas pipeline for gas delivery into Qatar Petroleum’s domestic gas grid, the expansion of the Ras Laffan Terminal Operations (RLTO) product storage and loading facilities, Monoethylene glycol (MEG) storage and transfer facilities expansion, and CO2 sequestration pipeline and associated facilities at CO2 injection wellheads. (September 2021)
• Qatargas started building four new liquefied natural gas mega-trains that will lift its production capacity to 110 million tons/year from 77 mt/year, the company said. (October 2021)
• Bids submitted for the pipelines and topsides facilities and five wellhead platforms. The bidders include: Hyundai Heavy Industries, McDermott, Saipem, Sapura, Subsea7, Technip Energies. (October 2021)
• Qatargas has invited bids for the $1bn Sulphur Storage and Export facilities onshore package (EPC-4) of the North Field East (NFE) project. Amongst others, Hyundai E&C has been invited for the tender. The package scope of work includes the construction of a sulphur storage tank with a capacity of 10,000 tonnes, laying of connecting pipelines, installation of a control system and valves, mechanical and instrumentation works, and construction of associated facilities. (October 2021)
• The pre-qualification process is underway for the onshore component of the NFS project. (October 2021)
• QatarEnergy has awarded a contract to Tenaris of USA to supply a complete package of seamless line pipes and bends for the North Field East (NFE) Project. Under the contract, Tenaris will manufacture and supply QatarEnergy with 197,000 tons of welded, high-end sour service pipe, 11,800 tons of seamless pipe and 206 bends. The production of welded tubes will take place at Tenaris’s Confab mill in Brazil, while the seamless tubes will be manufactured at the Dalmine and Siderca mills, located in Italy and Argentina, respectively. (December 2021)
• Major EPCI contract for the offshore scope of the North Field Expansion Project has been awarded to McDermott Middle East Inc. The contract scope includes 8 normally unmanned wellhead platforms topsides, in addition to various connecting pipelines and the shore approaches for the NFE pipelines, beach valve stations and buildings. (January 2022)
• EPCI contract for the North Field East (NFE) Topsides and Offshore Pipelines and Subsea Cables projects, with an option included for the North Field South (NFS) Offshore Topsides has been awarded to McDermott. The contract scope includes the fabrication and installation of eight wellhead topsides (WHT) for NFE and a further five WHT for NFS. The significant subsea pipeline scope includes over 300 miles (500 kilometers) of pipelines and, in addition, McDermott will install over 140 miles (225 kilometers) of 33kV subsea cables and associated works. (January 2022)
• Qatargas has invited bids for the $1bn Sulphur Storage and Export Facilities package (EPC-4) of the NFE project. Bids are due to be submitted by the end of this month. (February 2022)
• Qatargas has received bids for the $1bn Sulphur Storage and Export Facilities package (EPC-4) of NFE project at Ras Laffan Industrial City (RLIC). The bidders are: Hyundai Engineering & Construction of South Korea, Saipem of Italy, Tecnicas Reunidas of Spain. The package scope of work includes the construction of a sulphur storage tank with a capacity of 10,000 tonnes, laying of connecting pipelines, installation of a control system and valves, mechanical and instrumentation works, and construction of associated facilities. (March 2022)
• Técnicas Reunidas has exercised the North Field South Options for the North Field Expansion Project EPC-3 contract to expand the existing liquid product storage and loading facilities required for two future additional LNG trains that are planned for the North Field South project. The exercise of the North Field South options includes the expansion of existing liquid storage and loading facilities for light naphtha and field condensate, propane and butane and the expansion of existing storage facilities for Mono-ethylene glycol, within Ras Laffan Industrial City. The planned duration of the project is now 47 months, and the contract value exceeds $800 mn. (March 2022)
• The two sub-contracts for the onshore package 1 of the NFE Expansion project has been awarded to Tekfen Construction of Turkey. The sub-contracts have been awarded by the consortium of Chiyoda of Japan and TechnipEnergies of France, who is executing the EPC works on the package. The scope of works on the first sub-contract involves steel fabrication and has an estimated value of $368mn. The second sub-contract involves the provision of general services for the second offsites facilities and is estimated to be $60mn. (April 2022)
• Qatargas has issued a tender for the main construction contract for phase 2 (NFS project), which will increase Qatar’s LNG production capacity from 110 Mtpa to 126 Mtpa. Technical bids are due to be submitted in June 2022. The companies that have been pre-qualified to bid are: Chiyoda / Technip / Saipem, CTCI / Hyundai E&C. (May 2022)
• Qatargas has awarded the EPC contract worth $600 million to the joint venture formed by Tecnicas Reunidas of Spain (70%) and Wison Engineering Ltd. of China (30%) for the Sulphur Storage and Export Facilities package (EPC-4) of the NFE project. The package scope of work includes the construction of a sulphur storage tank with a capacity of 10,000 tonnes, laying of connecting pipelines, installation of a control system and valves, mechanical and instrumentation works, and construction of associated facilities. The contract also includes an option for an expansion of the facilities to support the sulphur production of two new natural gas trains, as well as the necessary infrastructure to support additional future LNG trains. (May 2022)
• Qatar is partnering with international companies in the first phase of the NFE project. Under the terms of the agreement, QatarEnergy and ExxonMobil will become partners in a new joint venture company (JV), in which QatarEnergy will hold a 75% interest with ExxonMobil holding the remaining 25% interest. The JV will own 25% of the entire North Field East project, including four LNG trains with a combined nameplate capacity of 32 million tons per year. The arrangement implies a 6.25% stake for Exxon in the North Field East expansion, QatarEnergy CEO Saad al-Kaabi said. That would make Exxon’s share of the project equal to TotalEnergies while Eni and ConocoPhillips have around 3.12% each. (June 2022)
• Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has been awarded a 1.07 trillion won ($850 million) order to build four liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers under a deal with a Qatar Energy. DSME will build the 174,000-cubic-meter LNG carriers in its Okpo shipyard on the south coast and deliver them by the first half of 2025. The order is the first result of a $19 billion contract that DSME and two other Korean shipbuilding giants ― Hyundai Heavy Industries and Samsung Heavy Industries ― signed with Qatar Energy in June 2020 to construct more than 100 LNG vessels through 2027. The contract is in line with Qatar’s plan to boost its LNG production capacity to 126 million tons by 2027 from the current 77 million tons. (June 2022)
• QatarEnergy has announced the selection of the UK/Dutch Shell as a partner in the North Field East expansion project. QatarEnergy and Shell will become partners in a new joint venture (JV), in which QatarEnergy will hold a 75 percent interest while Shell will hold the remaining 25 percent. The JV will own 25 per cent of the entire North Field East project. (July 2022)
• North Oil Company Qatar has awarded a new 5-year contract, representing a support package to NOC’s offshore operations, to the partnership of Swire Energy Services (SES) and Petroleum Technology Company W.L.L (Petrotec). The contract is a further five-year development of the relationship between NOC, SES and Petrotec established in 2017. In addition to provision of offshore containers the contract scope also includes further support services including provision of manpower, transportation and maintenance services. (July 2022)
• Qatargas has awarded a FEED contract to McDermott International for the Offshore Pipelines and Power/FO cables of the phase 2 of the North Field LNG Expansion Project, called the North Field South Project (NFS). The scope of the contract comprises developing FEED studies for offshore and onshore pipelines, cables, and associated facilities. The project will be managed from the McDermott Doha office with support from Chennai. (August 2022)
• TotalEnergies has been selected as the first international partner in the 16 Mtpa North Field South (NFS) LNG project. Pursuant to the agreement, TotalEnergies will obtain a 9.375% participating interest in the NFS project – out of a total 25% interest available for international partners – while the national company QatarEnergy will hold the remaining 75%. Through its combined participating interests in NFE (6.25%) and NFS, TotalEnergies will add 3.5 Mtpa of LNG production to its growing worldwide LNG portfolio by 2028. (September 2022)

• QatarEnergy has selected ConocoPhillips as its third and final international partner in the North Field South (NFS) expansion project. Pursuant to the agreement, ConocoPhillips will have an effective net participating interest of 6.25% in the NFS project, out of a 25% interest available for international partners. QatarEnergy will hold the remaining 75% interest. (November 2022)

• QatarEnergy has selected Shell as its second international partner in the North Field South (NFS) expansion project. Pursuant to the agreement, Shell will have an effective net participating interest of 9.375% in the NFS project, out of a 25% interest available for international partners. QatarEnergy will hold the remaining 75% interest. (October 2022)
• QatarEnergy has selected ConocoPhillips as its third and final international partner in the North Field South (NFS) expansion project. Pursuant to the agreement, ConocoPhillips will have an effective net participating interest of 6.25% in the NFS project, out of a 25% interest available for international partners. QatarEnergy will hold the remaining 75% interest. (November 2022)
• Technical bids for the North Field South Project (NFS) have been submitted by Chiyoda / Technip / Saipem, CTCI / Hyundai E&C. (November 2022)
• QatarEnergy has received the revised commercial bids for the main construction contract of the North Field South Project (NFS). Chiyoda is not participating in the project contract. (March 2023)
• QatarEnergy has awarded the $10bn construction contract to Technip Energies and Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) on phase 2 of the North Field LNG Expansion Project. The project scope involves the EPC of 2 LNG trains with a combined capacity of 16 Mtpa, an LNG storage tank, a helium recovery unit, a non-technical building, off-plot facilities, 5 wellhead platforms, pipelines and jackets. (May 2023)
• The construction works are ongoing on the project. (July 2023)
• The FEED works are ongoing on the Offshore Pipelines of North Field South project. (September 2023)
• QatarEnergy has signed an agreement valued at 14.2 billion Qatari Riyals ($3.9 billion) for the construction of 17 ultra-modern LNG carriers. HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) of Korea has been signed up for the deal marking the start of the second phase of QatarEnergy's LNG ship acquisition program, which will support its expanding LNG production capacity from the North Field LNG expansion and Golden Pass LNG export projects as well as its long-term fleet replacement requirements. Together with the 60 ships that were contracted for by QatarEnergy in the first phase of the program, which will be built at Korean and Chinese shipyards, this agreement brings the total number of confirmed new LNG vessels to be delivered to QatarEnergy and its affiliates to 77, with more to follow. (October 2023)
• QatarEnergy has signed up Worley to provide FEED services for its LNG’s CO2 sequestration project in Ras Laffan. Worley’s team will develop the FEED study and EPC scope of work. The project will be carried out by Worley teams in Qatar and Australia and is set for completion in 2024. Once completed, the sequestration facility will be capable of capturing 4.3 million tonnes of CO2 every year. Helping to further reduce QatarEnergy’s environmental impact across the LNG value chain by reducing emissions from its six LNG trains at East and South expansion project, CO2 will be captured from the trains, compressed, and injected into the new injection wells. New compression trains and pipelines need to be installed after FEED is completed. (October 2023)