Shell to participate in Qatar’s LNG expansion

QatarEnergy has partnered with Shell plc to further develop Qatar’s North Field East project, which will expand Qatar’s annual LNG capacity to 110 million tpy from 77 million tpy by 2026.

Shell will hold a 25% share in a joint venture company which will own 25% of the North Field East expansion project, including the four mega LNG trains with a combined nameplate LNG capacity of 32 million tonnes/year.

The deal is the fifth and final in a series of partnerships in the $28.75-billion project, QatarEnergy said in a separate release. Previous deals were signed with TotalEnergies, Eni, ConocoPhillips, and ExxonMobil (OGJ Online, June 13, 2022; June 20, 2022; June 21, 2022).