Name of client  : Qatar Petroleum (QP), ExxonMobil
Budget  : $1.7 billion
Facility type : Gas Field Development
Sector  : Gas
Status  : Construction
Location : North Field
Feed  : Chiyoda Corp
Main contractor : JGC Corp

Background

The joint venture of Qatar Petroleum (QP) and ExxonMobil is developing the Barzan Gas project to produce gas from Qatar’s non-associated North Field for utilization in the domestic market, primarily for power generation and water desalination.

Project status

December 2015: According to the the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics, the Barzan Gas project slightly stretches its timeline.

The project is nearing completion and is to become operational early 2016 with full output the following year.

Project scope

The scope of work includes the engineering, procurement, and construction of two gas processing trains, each train with a capacity of 850 million cubic feet per day including Gas Processing Unit, Sulphur Recovery Unit and NGL Recovery Unit to produce methane, ethane, propane, butane and condensate.

Project finance

The Barzan Gas Project is currently under project management from RasGas, it’s a joint venture between Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil.
The shareholding structure is as follows:
• QP, 90 per cent
• ExxonMobil, 10 per cent

Project schedule

Feasibility Study    Q1-2007
Feed ITB   Q4-2007
Feed     Q2-2008
EPC ITB    Q2-2010
Engineering & Procurement    Q1-2011
Completion    Q1-2016