Qatar begins work on major gas field expansion project

Qatar begins work on major gas field expansion project

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Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, has laid the foundation stone of the North Field expansion project.

The project aims to raise the country’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) production capacity from the current 77 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) to 126 MTPA by 2026.

It comprises six mega trains, each with a production capacity of eight MTPA of LNG, four of which are part of the North Field East expansion project, and two are part of the North Field South expansion project, contributing a total of 48 MTPA to the global LNG supplies.

The project’s ground breaking ceremony was held at Ras Laffan Industrial City.

Speaking at the event, Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, and the president and CEO of QatarEnergy, said: “On the local level, this project will have short- and long-term impacts that will be reflected across all sectors of the Qatari economy and will significantly enhance the state’s revenues.

“This major expansion comes at a crucial time, as natural gas occupies a pivotal position in the energy mix in a world facing geopolitical turbulences and is in dire need of clean energy sources that are in line with the global environmental