Qatar’s LNG expansion: a bold move

In April 2017, Qatar announced the lifting of the moratorium on new North Field developments, which had been in place since 2005. Initially a 2 bcfd project was proposed, but this was later replaced with a 4.5 bcfd upstream development in 2018. The production increase resulted in the project being expanded to include four new 8 mmtpa trains, allowing Qatar to increase its LNG export capacity from 77 to 110 mmtpa. The Final investment decision (FID) on the project was taken in February 2021

The 16 mmtpa North Field South (NFS) LNG development is the second phase of Qatar's wider North Field Expansion project. NFS will increase Qatar's overall LNG export capacity to 126 mmtpa towards the end of this decade. The US$ 50 billion North Field Expansion project, announced by QatarEnergy (QE) in April 2017, signalled the lifting of the moratorium on new North Field developments which had been in place since 2005. The capacity of the expansion project has risen several times ...