Qatar Petroleum issued an Invitation to Tender Package for Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) to expand its LNG storage, and the loading and export facilities for its North Field Expansion (NFE) Project.
The tender package calls for:
- Engineering, procurement and construction of three LNG storage tanks;
- Compressors to recover tank boil off gas during storage and jetty boil off gas during LNG vessel loading;
- LNG rundown lines from the LNG trains to the LNG storage area;
- Two additional LNG berths with an option for a third LNG berth;
- Loading and return lines from the LNG berths to the tanks.
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Commenting on the announcement, Mr. Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, the President & CEO of Qatar Petroleum, said that there is the need for multiple EPC packages that can match the execution expertise in the EPC contracting community for specific scopes of work while providing the opportunity for multiple EPC contractors to participate.
This tender package will result in the award of this EPC contract by February 2020.
He also noted that the tender forms part of a strong drive to put the various NEF project components in place, including four mega LNG trains that would expand the State of Qatar’s LNG production from 77 million tons per annum to 110 million tons by 2024. This also includes an LNG ship-building campaign expected to initially deliver 60 LNG carriers in support of the planned production expansion, with the possibility to surpass 100 new LNG carriers over the next ten years.
Qatargas will execute this project on behalf of Qatar Petroleum.