McDermott to deliver topsides, pipelines for North Field expansion
Jan. 3, 2022
QatarEnergy has awarded McDermott a major EPCI contract for the offshore scope of its North Field Expansion project in the Persian Gulf.
(Courtesy Qatargas)
Offshore staff
DOHA, Qatar – QatarEnergy has awarded McDermott Middle East Inc. a major engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) contract for the offshore scope of its North Field Expansion project in the Persian Gulf.
The expansion project will increase Qatar’s LNG production capacity from 77 million tons per annum (MTPA) to 126 MTPA, through the North Field East (NFE) and North Field South (NFS) expansion projects. First LNG is expected in 2025.
The scope includes 13 normally unmanned wellhead platforms topsides (eight for NFE and five for NFS), in addition to various connecting pipelines and the shore approaches for the NFE pipelines, beach valve stations and buildings.
The jackets and the pipelines for the NFS project will be subject to a separate tender, which is expected to be awarded in the first half of 2022, QatarEnergy said.
