Qatar Petroleum (QP) will raise Qatar’s LNG production to 126 million tons/year (tpy) by 2027, an increase of 64% from the current 77 million tpy. The company also announced that North field’s productive layers extend well into Qatari land in Ras Laffan, paving the way for a new LNG production project in the north of Qatar.
QP drilled the most recent North field appraisal well (NF-12) about 12 km inland in Ras Laffan Industrial City over the past few months.
Minister of State for Energy Affairs and president and chief executive officer of QP Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi confirmed gas reserves of the North field as exceeding 1,760 tcf, as well as more than 70 billion bbl of condensates, and “massive quantities” of LPG, ethane, and helium.
“These results will also enable us to immediately commence the necessary engineering work for two additional LNG mega trains with a combined annual capacity of 16 million tpy,” Al-Kaabi said. “It will also raise Qatar’s overall hydrocarbon production to about 6.7 million boe/d.”
