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Super-majors reportedly chosen

for Qatar’s North Field expansion

QATAR STATE-OWNED QatarEnergy is reported to In late April, the Qatari firm awarded the
have selected ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, third and final engineering, procurement and
Shell and TotalEnergies as its IOC partners in construction (EPC) contract relating to NFE,
the expansion of its giant North Field expansion hiring a consortium of Spain’s Tecnicas Reunidas
project. (TR) and China’s Wison Engineering to work on
While nothing has yet been announced pub- the expansion of sulphur-handling, storage and
licly, sources close to proceedings were quoted by loading facilities at Ras Laffan Industrial City.
Reuters saying that the four companies as well as This followed the January award of a $3-4bn
US-based Chevron and Italian firm Eni submit- engineering, procurement, construction and
ted bid in May 2021 to take part in the $28.75bn installation (EPCI) deal to US-based contractor
North Field East (NFE) expansion. McDermott International for the offshore scope
The project will see the country’s liquefaction of NFE, covering 13 wellhead platform topsides
capacity expand from 79mn tonnes per year for NFE and five for NFS as well as associated
currently to 110mn tpy by 2025 or 2026. Mean- infrastructure.
while, QatarEnergy is seen taking a final invest- Last year’s NFE awards included a $1.7bn
ment decision (FID) soon on the North Field EPCI contract with Italy’s Saipem covering var-
South (NFS) project which would raise capacity ious offshore facilities, a $2bn lump-sum EPC
to 126mn tpy by 2027. One of the sources told contract with Samsung C&T for the expansion
Reuters that the companies are seen receiving of LNG storage and loading facilities at Ras Laf-
20-25% of the offtake from NFE. fan and a $13bn EPC deal with a JV between
QatarEnergy announced it would hold a Chiyoda and Technip Energies covering the
press conference and signing ceremony on June construction of four LNG mega-trains and asso-
12, but did not indicate what this would relate to. ciated facilities.™

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Feb-21 PSO Pakistan 10 Jan-22 3 30
Mar-21 Sinopec China 10 Jan-22 2 20
Jun-21 Shell China 10 Jan-22 1 10
Jul-21 CPC Taiwan 15 Jan-22 1.25 18.75
Jul-21 KOGAS South Korea 20 Jan-22 2 40
Sep-21 CNOOC China 15 Jan-22 3.5 52.5
Dec-21 Guangdong Energy China 10 2024 1 10
Dec-21 S&T International China 15 Late-22 1 15
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LNG supply deals
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