Qatar Petroleum Awards ‘Detailed Design’ Contract for North Field Expansion Offshore Jackets
Tuesday 8 May 2018
Qatar Petroleum announced awarding the DETAIL DESIGN to APPROVED FOR CONSTRUCTION status for the offshore jackets for the new North Field Expansion Project to McDermott.
The ‘Detailed Design’ of the jackets is an important step towards awarding the procurement, fabrication and installation (EPCI) contract by the end of this year, which will pave the way to commencing the drilling campaign in 2019.
Qatargas is entrusted with executing this mega-project on behalf of Qatar Petroleum, and will commence the ‘Detailed Engineering’ with McDermott for the Offshore Jackets in addition to the recently announced Onshore FEED with Chiyoda.
The awarded scope is part of a larger wide-ranging offshore scope, which consists of six wellhead platforms, jackets and associated intra-field and main trunk lines to shore, to deliver 4.6 BSCFD of gas from Qatar’s North Field, which is the largest non-associated gas field in the world.
The offshore facilities will be integrated with the three new 7.8 MTPA mega LNG –trains, ensuring Qatar’s continued global leadership in LNG production, which will increase from 77 MTPA to 100 MTPA.
Qatargas has a well-proven history in delivering such major projects, and in operating various onshore and offshore facilities in the North Field with a high degree of reliability and operational excellence. It also has an established and long-term successful relationship with McDermott.