QatarEnergy has awarded the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for the onshore LNG plant of the North Field West (NFW) project, a key component of the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) expansion.

The project is the last in a series of expansion projects that will raise Qatar's production to 142 million tons per annum (MTPA).

QatarEnergy said in a statement on Wednesday that the EPC contract was awarded to a joint venture  of Technip Energies, Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC), and Gulf Asia Contractor (GAC).

The award was marked by a signing ceremony held at QatarEnergy's headquarters in Doha and attended by senior executives from QatarEnergy, QatarEnergy LNG, and the EPC contractor's member companies.

The scope of the onshore EPC contract includes two LNG mega-trains with a combined production capacity of 16 MTPA, as well as associated facilities for gas treatment, natural gas liquids recovery, and helium extraction.

In addition to LNG production, the project is expected to produce about 175,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day of condensate, ethane, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

The agreement was signed by Minister of State for Energy Affairs, President and CEO of QatarEnergy, Eng Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi; CEO of Technip Energies Arnaud Pieton; Chairman of CCC Samer Khoury; and Chairman and Managing Director of GAC Dr Ravi Pillai.

Minister Al Kaabi said: "This contract represents an important addition to the world's largest LNG expansion project and reinforces Qatar's commitment to meeting the growing global LNG demand."

"The North Field West project follows in the footsteps of the North Field East (32 MTPA) and South (16 MTPA) projects, placing strong emphasis on environmental performance. Key features include a carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) capacity of 1.1 MTPA, which takes us closer towards achieving our target of capturing and sequestering more than 11 MTPA of CO2 by 2035," he added.

QatarEnergy pointed out that, in addition to the CCS facilities, the jetty boil-off gas recovery facilities for NFW will recover an equivalent of 0.42 MTPA of CO2, reducing greenhouse gas emissions. A significant portion of the project's electrical requirements will be sourced from Qatar's solar plants.

The first LNG cargo from the NFW project is expected to be produced by the end of 2031.