Qatar Petroleum aims to boost Doha's gas production by more than 20% with a contract awarded to Japanese Chiyoda, AFP reported Monday (March 19th).
Chiyoda will "execute the Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) of the onshore facilities of the North Field Expansion", state-owned Qatar Petroleum said in a statement.
Qatar in April announced plans to lift a self-imposed ban on development of the North Field, the world's biggest natural gas field which it shares with Iran.
The new facilities are expected to produce an extra 23 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of liquified natural gas, raising production from 77 to 100 mtpa.
Qatar, the world's number one exporter of liquified natural gas, had previously said it aimed to reach 100 mtpa by 2024.
