processing platform went to McDermott Middle East and Hyundai Heavy Industries. Additionally, Larsen & Toubro secured the US$1.3bn contract for a riser platform, while China Offshore Oil Engineering Company was awarded the US$900m contract for subsea pipelines and cables. Commercial production in the Al-Shaheen field dates back to 1994, and since then the field has witnessed several developments, which led its oil production rate to 300,000 bpd by 2007. Mega LNG projects Currently, Qatar’s LNG expansion projects are moving ahead on track towards an increased production capacity of 142mn tons per annum, with 18mn tons per annum coming from its LNG project in Texas. Speaking at the Qatar Economic Forum in May, Al-Kaabi said, “LNG is not going away any anytime soon, as was recently made clear by the G7 as well as by many countries around the world, who have changed their position of moving away from fossil fuels." Al-Kaabi said Qatar’s LNG expansion projects are designed to help meet growing demand for cleaner energy driven by economic growth and rising populations and living standards. He added that QatarEnergy has secured 25mn tons of long-term LNG sales and will be signing more this year. QatarEnergy continues work to implement various elements of the North Field production expansion projects, including the North Field East project and the North Field South project. Together, their yeild is expected to reach the combined capacity of 49MTPA. In February, it announced that it is proceeding with a new LNG expansion project, the 'North Field West' project, to further raise Qatar’s LNG production capacity to 142 mn tons per annum (MTPA) before the end of this decade. During the launch of the project, the qatar 11 QatarEnergy has secured 25mn tons of long-term LNG sales. ISSUE 5 2024 | oilreviewmiddleeast.com