North Field Expansion in Qatar
Qatar plans to develop an export oriented gas project in the North Field located 80 km off the north—east coast of Qatar. As part of the North Field, the Al Shaheen field lies on the largest and most complex gas field in the world. Its 100 million barrels per annum comprises of 45% of oil production for the state of Qatar. New production from the field, which is the largest non-associated natural gas field in the world, will increase its LNG production to more than 100 million mt/year by 2023, up from 77million mt/year at the time of writing.
The field has total of 33 platforms, 289 operational wells, and 26 exploration and appraisal wells. This would add approximately 1 million b/d of oil equivalent to Qatar’s production. As well as adding more gas, the new trains are expected to also produce as much as 200,000 b/d of condensates most of which will be for export.
