Qatar to raise LNG production capacity to 142 Mtpa

QatarEnergy is targeting a major increase in LNG production capacity to 142 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) before the end of this decade – a near 85% increase on current production levels.

H.E. Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs, and President and CEO of QatarEnergy, announced the ‘North Field West’ project during a press conference at QatarEnergy’s Headquarters in Doha.

Extensive appraisal drilling and testing have confirmed that productive layers of Qatar’s giant North Field extend towards the west, which allows for developing a new LNG production project in Ras Laffan, with a capacity of around 15/16 Mtpa – coming on top of the current 77 Mtpa target, and 127 Mtpa target by 2027.

Minister Al-Kaabi said it has focused its efforts and attention on determining how far west the North Field’s productive layers extend in order to evaluate the production potential from those areas.