Qatar’s LNG expansion: a bold move

The 16 mmtpa North Field South (NFS) LNG development is the second phase of Qatar's wider North Field Expansion project, which also includes North Field East (NFE) and North Field West (NFW). The expansion project will increase the country's overall LNG export capacity to 142 mmtpa by the early 2030s. The North Field Expansion project was announced by QatarEnergy in April 2017, and signalled the lifting of the moratorium on new North Field developments which had been in place since ...

The 32 mmtpa North Field East (NFE) development is the single largest LNG project to be sanctioned in history. At full production, the development will increase Qatar's LNG export capacity by 43% to 110 mmtpa in the second half of this decade. QatarEnergy took the final investment decision (FID) for NFE in February 2021, awarding the US$13 billion onshore engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract to a Chiyoda and Technip Energies joint venture. The EPC scope includes the ...