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2024
Feb 2024: QatarEnergy announced it is proceeding with the North Field West LNG expansion project in Ras Laffan to raise LNG production capacity by around 16 mmtpa to 142 mmtpa before 2030.
Jan 2024: Qatar Energy awarded 4 EPCI contracts to develop Phase 3 (Project Ru’ya) of the offshore Al-Shaheen oil field to increase production by about 100,000 bbls per day. Project Ru’ya will develop 550 mm bbls of oil over 5 years with first oil expected in 2027 after drilling 200 wells and the installation of a new process complex and 9 remote WH platforms.
2023
No significant news in 2023.
2022
Mar 2022: The Barzan Gas Plant at Ras Laffan Industrial City has been finally inaugurated. The Plant will produce and process natural gas from the North Field at up to 14.5 bcm a year for local power generation and water desalination plus NGLs and 30,000 bbls of condensate per day. Qatargas is operator with 93% along with partner ExxonMobil (7%).
2021
Oct 2021: Qatar Petroleum has changed its name to Qatar Energy accompanied by a slogan that says Your energy transition partner.
Feb 2021: Qatar Petroleum took the FID on the North Field East Project (NFE) with 4 LNG trains (8 mmtpa each). It is the world’s largest LNG project and will raise the country’s production capacity from 77 mmtpa to 110 mmtpa. It will also produce condensate, LPG, ethane, sulfur and helium, starting production in 4Q 2025. The North Field South Project (NFS) with 2 LNG trains will further increase Qatar’s production capacity to 126 mmtpa from 2027.
2020
Aug 2020: Qatari North Oil Company (NOC) has extended drilling contracts at the Al Shaheen offshore oil field. It started production in 1994, is 80 kms north of Ras Laffan and has 33 platforms and over 300 wells.
Apr 2020: Qatar Petroleum has launched an 80-well drilling campaign for the North Field East Project (NFE). This phase of the North Field expansion will increase Qatar’s LNG capacity from 77 to 110 mm tpa. The 2nd phase (the North Field South Project), will further boost it to 126 mm tpa. Installation of the first 4 offshore jackets is underway.
Apr 2020: Qatar Petroleum has delayed the 1st phase start-up of its LNG 4-train export project (North Field East) by one year to 2025 due to COVID-19. Its production capacity, once complete will be 110 mmtpa. An additional 2-train Phase two of the project will increase capacity to 126 mmtpa by 2027.
2019
May 2019: Qatar Petroleum awarded contracts for 8 jack-up rigs for the North Field Expansion (NFE) Project. Drilling activities will start at the beginning of 2020 with contracts running for up to 4 years. The scope includes drilling and completion of 80 wells from 8 wellhead platforms.
Apr 2019: Qatar Petroleum has awarded contracts related to its LNG expansion project to increase LNG production capacity from 77 to 110 million tonnes per year by 2024. Four new 8 mm tonnes per annum LNG mega-trains are planned in Ras Laffan Industrial City with 8 rigs to be used for development drilling.
2018
Dec 2018: Qatar has announced it is pulling out of OPEC in January 2019 and will focus on gas production. Since June 2017 Qatar has been cut off by some of its Arab neighbours, particularly Saudi Arabia, over its alleged support for terrorism.
Mar 2018: Agreement has been reached for operation of the Al-Bunduq offshore oil field replacing the original agreement of March 1953. The field remains equally owned by Qatar and Abu Dhabi. Bunduq Co Ltd, fully owned by United Petroleum Development (Cosmo (45%), JX Nippon (45%) and Mitsui (10%), is operator. Al-Bunduq was discovered in 1965 and started production in 1975.
2017
Jul 2017: Total will start work on the Al-Shaheen field to maintain output at 300,000 bbls per day; a development project involving US$3.5 bn in investment over 5 years. Total acquired a 30% stake in the al-Shaheen joint venture (North Oil Co) with Qatar Petroleum in 2016, replacing Maersk.
Apr 2017: Qatar Petroleum plans to start a new development in the southern section of the North field, ending a ban since 2005 on new projects. The project will have a capacity of 20 Bcm a year and should start production in up to 7 years. It will be converted to around 15 mmtpa of LNG a year.
2016
Nov 2016: Phase 1B of the Bul Hanine redevelopment project is in pre-qualification. The workscope includes topsides for four WH platforms, one manifold platform, pipelines and umbilicals. In 2014 Qatar Petroleum announced plans for a US$10 bn redevelopment.
Oct 2016: Qatar has delayed the start-up of its Barzan Gas project because of a leak in a gas pipeline. The US$10 bn project operated by RasGas in a joint venture between Qatar Petroleum and Exxon Mobil was due to start in November. A start-up in 2016 is now unlikely.
May 2016: Maersk Oil, operator of the Al-Shaheen oil field since 1992 under a 25-year concession, faces competition from Shell, BP, Total, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips who have all submitted bids to take over the field offered by Qatar Petroleum starting in mid-2017. The field currently produces around 300,000 bbls of oil per day.
2015
Dec 2015: Qatar expects to start operations at its US$10 bn Barzan gas project in 2016 with full output the following year. The Ras Laffan 2 condensate refinery is also expected to come on stream in the fourth quarter of 2016.
Sep 2015: Development of the Al Shaheen field is progressing as planned, according to operator Maersk, with the 50-well program more than half way complete. Maersk’s current agreement is due to expire in mid- 2017.
2014
Sep 2014: RasGas announced that Train 1 of the US$10.3 bn Barzan Gas Project is ramping up for first production in Q1 2015. Train 2 will be completed by the middle of 2015. The project will produce 14 bcm of gas each year along with 30,000 bbls per day of condensate and 52,000 bbls per day of LPGs. Construction started in 2011 including 3 offshore wellhead platforms.
May 2014: Qatar Petroleum now plans to invest over US$11 bn to redevelop the Bul Hanine offshore oil field. The project includes new offshore central production facilities and a new onshore gas liquids processing facility at Mesaieed along with 150 new wells between now and the year 2028. Gas will be re-injected after extraction of liquids.
Jan 2014: Qatar Petroleum plans to spend US$7bn over 7 years to boost oil and gas production from its Bul Hanine offshore east coast field primarily by extracting condensate from re-injected gas. It currently produces 40,000 bbls per day and QP hopes to more than double output by 2020 (GS notes: optimistic considering the field came onstream in 1972).
2013
July 2013: Occidental and Qatar Petroleum have agreed on the Phase 5 Development Plan of the Idd El Shargi North Dome field (ISND) under the DPSA entered into in 1994. It will sustain oil production at 100,000 bbls per day through the next 6 years and includes over 200 additional production, water injection and water source wells. The development activities are expected to cost over US$3 bn.
Mar 2013: Qatar has discovered a large offshore gas field at the 4-North offshore block near the North Field, the world's largest non-associated gas field. This is its first new gas discovery since 1971 and was made by a consortium that includes Wintershall and Mitsui.
2012
Nov 2012: Qatar Petroleum and Total signed a Heads of Agreement on the Al Khalij field for a further 25 years. Located 130 kms east of the coast, Al Khalij was discovered by Total in 1991 and commenced production in 1997. The Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement (EPSA), which was signed in 1989 and is due for expiry in 2014. Under the new HOA, QP will have 60% and Total, as operator, will have 40%.
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