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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.

LNG · Qatar (Middle East) · every fact below is as reported by the linked sources, checked by hand on 2026-10-08.

Size
North Field East + South together raise Qatar's LNG capacity from 77 to 126 MTPA by ~2027-2028
Operator / developer
QatarEnergy
Phase, as reported
construction / commissioning (first NFE train ready to start operation in November 2026; remaining NFE trains and NFS under construction after a war-related work suspension in early 2026)
Checked on
2026-10-08

Phase track steps named in the reported phase are marked

  1. FID
  2. Engineering
  3. Fabrication
  4. Construction
  5. Installation
  6. Commissioning

Who builds it as stated by the sources

  • QatarEnergy — operator/developer
  • Technip Energies — EPCC contractor (with Chiyoda) for North Field East onshore facilities — 4 mega-trains of 8 MTPA each; also working NFS with CCC
  • Chiyoda Corporation — EPCC joint-venture partner with Technip Energies on North Field East
  • CCC (Consolidated Contractors Company) — partner with Technip on North Field South

Reported risk as reported, as of 2026-10-08

War-related work stop in early 2026. Iranian strikes on Ras Laffan and Mesaieed halted NFE/NFS work and damaged two existing LNG trains (about 17% of Qatar's capacity, repairs up to three years); disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz makes the timing of later NFE trains uncertain.

Key dates as stated by the sources

NFE full startup
Uncertain — timing of later NFE trains depends on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz
NFS startup target
H2 2028
NFE startup
First NFE train ready to start operation November 2026; first LNG expected Q1 2027 (QatarEnergy CEO: first half of 2027)

Disciplines likely needed our inference

  • piping/mechanical engineering
  • construction supervision
  • commissioning
  • planning/project controls
  • QA/QC

Our inference from project kind and phase — not stated by the sources below.

On the Radar news about this project, each linked to its source

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

Sources checked on 2026-10-08

  1. Technip Energies and Chiyoda Awarded a Major LNG Contract for the North Field East Project in QatarTechnipFMC / Technip Energies (company press release) · published 2020s (original award) · retrieved 2026-09-19
  2. QatarEnergy North Field East (NFE)Technip Energies (company case study) · published 2026 · retrieved 2026-09-19
  3. QatarEnergy's North Field West LNG Project Startup Slips to 2031Natural Gas Intelligence · published 2026 · retrieved 2026-09-19
  4. QatarEnergy's LNG expansion project poised to start operations in November, sources say (Reuters)BOE Report · published 2026-10-07 · retrieved 2026-10-08
  5. QatarEnergy suspends work on North field expansion due to US-Iran conflictOffshore Magazine · published 2026-03-02 · retrieved 2026-10-08
  6. QatarEnergy Warns Shipping Snags Threaten LNG RoadmapTradingpedia · published 2026-09-21 · retrieved 2026-10-08

Position on our globe: 25.90°N 51.55°E. Location approximate: Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar.

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