Project · LNG · Qatar

North Field East and North Field South LNG expansion

The single largest LNG capacity build-out under way anywhere, with Technip Energies — a company legally headquartered in the Netherlands — as lead EPC contractor on both expansion phases; years of engineering, commissioning and construction-supervision demand still ahead as later trains follow NFE Train 1.

Checked by hand against the sources below (2026-10-20).

  1. Engineering (done)
  2. Fabrication (done)
  3. Construction (now)
  4. Hook-up
  5. Commissioning (now)
  6. Operation (next)

Now Construction · Commissioning (reported: construction / commissioning: North Field East EPCC awarded 9 February 2021; work suspended in March 2026 during the regional conflict;…)

Next Operation · H1 2027 (first LNG expected Q1 2027 (QatarEnergy CEO: first half of 2027), as reported)

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Who works on it as the sources name them

  • Technip EnergiesEPC / main contractorEPCC contractor in joint venture with Chiyoda for the North Field East onshore facilities (4 trains of 8 MTPA), awarded 9 February 2021; also leads the joint…
  • Chiyoda CorporationEPC / main contractorEPCC joint-venture partner with Technip Energies on North Field East; EPCC contract in joint venture
  • CCCOther rolepartner with Technip on North Field South
Kind
LNG
Country
Qatar
Size
North Field East + South together raise Qatar's LNG capacity from 77 to 126 MTPA by ~2027-2028
Operator
QatarEnergy
Position
25.90°N 51.55°E, approximate

On the Radar each linked to its source

  1. February 2021Technip Energies and Chiyoda win EPCC contract for Qatar's North Field East LNG trains

Sources

  1. Technip Energies and Chiyoda awarded a major LNG contract for the North Field East project in QatarTechnip Energies / TechnipFMC · published 2021-02-09 · read 2026-10-23
  2. QatarEnergy North Field East (NFE)Technip Energies (company case study) · published 2026 · read 2026-10-20
  3. QatarEnergy's North Field West LNG Project Startup Slips to 2031Natural Gas Intelligence · published 2026 · read 2026-09-19
  4. QatarEnergy's LNG expansion project poised to start operations in November, sources say (Reuters)BOE Report · published 2026-10-07 · read 2026-10-08
  5. QatarEnergy suspends work on North field expansion due to US-Iran conflictOffshore Magazine · published 2026-03-02 · read 2026-10-08
  6. QatarEnergy Warns Shipping Snags Threaten LNG RoadmapTradingpedia · published 2026-09-21 · read 2026-10-08
  7. HH the Amir Inaugurates 55th Ordinary Session of Shura CouncilQatar News Agency (official agency reporting Amir address) · published 2026-10-13 · read 2026-10-20
  8. Website Legal noticeTechnip Energies · published 2021-07-13 · read 2026-10-20
  9. QatarEnergy and Shell sign LNG supply agreements for the NetherlandsQatarEnergy · published 2023-10-18 · read 2026-10-20
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