Qatar Petroleum has announced the start of the development drilling campaign for the North Field East Project.
The first of 80 NFE development wells was spudded on 29 March by the jack-up rig GulfDrill Lovanda.
This phase of the North Field expansion project will increase the State of Qatar’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) production capacity from 77 million tons per annum (Mtpa) to 110 Mtpa. The second phase of the North Field LNG Expansion Project, called the North Field South Project (NFS), will further increase Qatar’s LNG production capacity from 110 Mtpa to 126 Mtpa.