QatarEnergy awards major EPC contract for North Field East LNG expansion

QatarEnergy awards major EPC contract for North Field East LNG expansion

Qatar’s state-owned petroleum company, QatarEnergy has awarded a major engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for the North Field Expansion (NFE) Project to a joint venture (JV) between Spanish-based general contractor Técnicas Reunidas and China-based EPC firm Wison.

Further, the JV was awarded a lump-sum contract for the expansion of the sulfur handling, storage, and loading facilities within Ras Laffan Industrial City.

The company said that these facilities will support the NFE’s four new LNG trains, which are scheduled to start by year-end 2025. The contract will also include an option for further expansion to support sulfur production for the two additional LNG trains of the North Field South (NFS) project, and infrastructure to support future additional LNG trains.

Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi

Qatar Minister of State for Energy Affairs

CEO – QatarEnergy “The award of this EPC contract is the culmination of our efforts to implement the NFE project, the largest of its kind in the history of the LNG industry, as part of our journey for the sustainable development of our massive natural gas resources, while maintaining our position as the world’s largest, safest and most reliable LNG producer. The contract with the TR-Wison joint venture includes options for the NFS project as well