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       Super-majors reportedly chosen for




       Qatar’s North Field expansion




        PRODUCTION       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 cur-  for NFE and five for NFS as well as associated
                         rently to 110mn tpy by 2025 or 2026. Meanwhile,  infrastructure.
                         QatarEnergy is seen taking a final investment   Last year’s NFE awards included a $1.7bn
                         decision (FID) soon on the North Field South  EPCI contract with Italy’s Saipem covering var-
                         (NFS) project which would raise capacity to  ious offshore facilities, a $2bn lump-sum EPC
                         126mn tpy by 2027.                   contract with Samsung C&T for the expansion
                           One of the sources told Reuters that the com-  of LNG storage and loading facilities at Ras Laf-
                         panies are seen receiving 20-25% of the offtake  fan and a $13bn EPC deal with a JV between
                         from NFE.                            Chiyoda and Technip Energies covering the
                           QatarEnergy announced it would hold a  construction of four LNG mega-trains and asso-
                         press conference and signing ceremony on June  ciated facilities.™
                         12, but did not indicate what this would relate to.

















































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