QatarEnergy has awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities of the North Field West (NFW) development, which forms part of the world’s largest LNG expansion programme. The NFW scheme is the final phase in a series of projects that will lift the State of Qatar’s LNG production capacity to 142 million tons per annum (MTPA).
The onshore EPC package covers the delivery of two LNG mega-trains with a combined output of 16 MTPA. The scope of works also includes associated infrastructure for gas treatment, natural gas liquids recovery and helium extraction. Alongside LNG production, the project is expected to generate around 175,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day of condensate, ethane and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
The contract has been awarded to a joint venture comprising Technip Energies, Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) and Gulf Asia Contractor (GAC). The agreement was formalised during a signing ceremony at QatarEnergy’s headquarters in Doha, attended by senior executives from QatarEnergy, QatarEnergy LNG and the member companies of the EPC consortium.
The contract was signed by HE Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs and President and CEO of QatarEnergy; Arnaud Pieton, CEO of Technip Energies; Samer Khoury, Chairman of CCC; and Dr. Ravi Pillai, Chairman and Managing Director of GAC.
Speaking at the event, Minister Al-Kaabi said: “This contract represents an important addition to the world’s largest LNG expansion project and reinforces Qatar’s commitment to meeting the growing global LNG demand.”
He added: “The North Field West project follows in the footsteps of the North Field East (32 MTPA) and South (16 MTPA) projects, placing strong emphasis on environmental performance. Key features include a carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) capacity of 1.1 MTPA, which takes us closer towards achieving our target of capturing and sequestering more than 11 MTPA of CO2 by 2035.”
Minister Al-Kaabi expressed his appreciation to His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar, for his guidance and ongoing support of QatarEnergy and the country’s wider energy sector. He also thanked the leadership and project teams at QatarEnergy and QatarEnergy LNG, as well as the EPC partners Technip Energies, CCC and GAC, for their commitment to delivering the project successfully.
In addition to the CCS systems, the NFW project will include jetty boil-off gas recovery facilities, which are expected to recover the equivalent of 0.42 MTPA of CO2, cutting greenhouse gas emissions. A significant share of the project’s power needs will be supplied from Qatar’s solar plants.
QatarEnergy said the first LNG cargo from the North Field West project is expected to be produced by the end of 2031.
