ExxonMobil and QatarEnergy to Expand LNG Production

(Exxon, 21.Jun.2022) — ExxonMobil and QatarEnergy signed an agreement to further develop Qatar’s North Field East project, which will expand Qatar’s annual LNG capacity from 77 million tons to 110 million tons by 2026. The deal was announced at QatarEnergy’s headquarters in Doha. Highlights: — ExxonMobil awarded 25% interest in […]

QatarEnergy Selects ConocoPhillips for NFE Expansion Project

(QatarEnergy, 20.Jun.2022) — QatarEnergy announced that it has selected ConocoPhillips as a partner in the North Field East (NFE) expansion project, the single largest project in the history of the LNG industry. This is the third in a series of announcements on partnerships in the $28.75bn expansion project. His Excellency […]

QatarEnergy Selects Eni for NFE Expansion Project

(QatarEnergy, 19.Jun.2022) — QatarEnergy announced that it has selected Eni as a partner in the North Field East (NFE) expansion project, the single largest project in the history of the LNG industry. This announcement marks the second partnership in the $28.75bn NFE mega project, which will expand Qatar’s LNG production […]

Eni Enters the World’s Largest LNG Project in Qatar

(Eni, 19.Jun.2022) — Eni has been selected by QatarEnergy as a new international partner in the North Field East (NFE) expansion project. The Minister of State for Energy Affairs, President and CEO of QatarEnergy, Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, and Eni CEO, Claudio Descalzi, signed the partnership agreement for the creation of […]

QatarEnergy Selects TotalEnergies for NFE Expansion Project

(QatarEnergy, 12.Jun.2022) — QatarEnergy has selected TotalEnergies as its first international partner in the North Field East (NFE) expansion project, the single largest project in the history of the LNG industry. The announcement comes at the conclusion of a competitive process that started in 2019 to select QatarEnergy’s international partners […]

Eni to Join Exxon, Total, Shell, Conoco in Qatar’s mega-LNG Expansion

(Reuters, 8.Jun.2022) — Italian producer Eni (ENI.MI) has been picked, along with another four oil majors, by Qatar as partners in the near $30 billion expansion of the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, people with knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday. Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM), TotalEnergies SE (TTEF.PA), Shell (SHEL.L), ConocoPhillips (COP.N) and Eni will participate in the North Field […]

QatarEnergy and Chevron Awarded Early Site Work for RLPP

(QatarEnergy, 8.Jun.2022) — QatarEnergy and Chevron Phillips Chemical Company (CPChem) have announced awarding the early site works contract for the Ras Laffan Petrochemical Project (RLPP), marking the commencement of execution of the RLPP. Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) has been selected as the contractor to undertake this work and was awarded […]

Fact Box: Qatar’s North Field

(Qatargas, 1.Jun.2022) — In 1971, when exploration engineers discovered natural gas off Qatar’s northeast coast, no one knew quite how important the find was. Only after 15 appraisal wells had been drilled over a period of 14 years was it established that Qatar’s North Field was the largest non-associated natural […]

QatarEnergy Awards Final Major North Field East Project EPC Contract

(QatarEnergy, 28.Apr.2022) — Marking the final major milestone to deliver its North Field East (NFE) LNG Expansion Project to boost Qatar’s LNG production capacity to 110 million tons per annum (MTPA), QatarEnergy announced today the award of a major engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for the North Field Expansion […]

NRGBriefs: Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro Chats with Russia’s Vladimir Putin

(Energy Analytics Institute, 1.Mar.2022) — Energy briefs including Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro chatting over the telephone with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin; Invenergy naming Mary King as Executive VP People & Culture; AmCham Guyana hosts a local content forum; PEMEX reporting a rise in oil and condensate production in 2021 vs […]

Iran, Qatar Sign Major Deals on Raisi’s Doha Trip

(Al Jazeera, 23.Feb.2022) — Qatar and Iran have signed 14 agreements during President Ebrahim Raisi’s two-day trip to Doha this week. Raisi was accompanied by oil minister Javad Owji and foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on the trip, which also included participation in the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) in the […]

NRGBriefs: TotalEnergies and APA Corp. Report Suriname Find

(Energy Analytics Institute, 21.Feb.2022) — Energy briefs including TotalEnergies and APA Corp. reporting another significant find offshore Suriname in Block 58; APA Corp. announcing 4Q:21 financial results and planning a conference call to discuss the results; US sanctions on Russia and its ties with Venezuela; PDVSA President AsdrĂşbal Chávez travelling […]

Fact Box: Qatar’s North Field Expansion (NFE) Project

(US Department of Commerce, 20.May.2021) — Significant opportunities exist in Qatar for US companies offering products and services in LNG production. Qatar is the largest global exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG), and the country’s exports of LNG, crude oil, and petroleum products constitute the majority of government revenue. Despite […]