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Qatar signed a deal to supply gas to China for 27 years, and Qatar would send liquefied natural gas from its new North Field East project to China.
Key Takeaway
- The North Field is part of the world’s biggest gas field that Qatar shares with Iran, which calls its share South Pars.
- Asian countries led by China, Japan and South Korea are the primary market for Qatar’s gas, which is increasingly being sought by European countries since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
- China is the first country to seal a deal for North Field East.
North Field East LNG Project
- About
- Qatargas, a subsidiary of Qatar Petroleum, is developing the North Field East LNG project.
- First phase
- The North Field East LNG project is being developed as part of the first phase of the North Field expansion project, which is expected to produce the first gas by the end of 2025.
- Second phase
- The second phase of the North Field expansion, known as the North Field South project, is expected to further increase the LNG production capacity of Qatar from 110Mtpa to 126Mtpa by 2027.
- Features
- Discovered in 1971 and brought on-stream in 1991, the North Field is claimed to be the world’s biggest non-associated natural gas field.
- Location
- The North Field East LNG project is located in Ras Laffan, northeast Qatar.
- Project details
- The North Field East project will consist of 80 development wells and eight unmanned wellhead platforms.
Content Source: the Hindu