French firm wins work on QatarEnergy’s giant gas field expansion project

French company secures contract for QatarEnergy’s massive gas field expansion project
April 29, 2025, by Dragana Niksa

Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) from India has awarded a detailed engineering design contract to Technip Energies, a French engineering firm, for an offshore compression project for QatarEnergy LNG, a subsidiary of Qatar’s state-owned energy company. The contract, granted by L&T’s Hydrocarbon Business division, involves work on the North Field Production Sustainability Offshore Compression Project (NFPS COMP 4) off the coast of Qatar. Technip Energies considers this contract to be significant, falling within the range of €50 million to €250 million in revenue.

After completing the front-end engineering and design (FEED) phase, Technip Energies will proceed with detailed engineering design for two offshore compression complexes, each consisting of large offshore platforms, flare platforms, interconnected bridges, and other related structures. Marco Villa, Chief Business Officer of Technip Energies, expressed satisfaction with being chosen for the NFPS COMP 4 project, emphasizing the company’s engineering expertise and ability to support Qatar’s energy initiatives.

The North Field, which is shared by Iran and Qatar and known as South Pars on the Iranian side, is recognized as the world’s largest single non-associated natural gas field. Covering an area of over 6,000 square kilometers off Qatar’s northeast coast, the field holds recoverable reserves exceeding 900 trillion standard cubic feet. The North Field Expansion Project, including the North Field East, North Field South, and North Field West initiatives, aims to increase Qatar’s LNG production capacity from 77 to 142 million tons per year by 2030.

L&T, the Indian company, announced winning the contract earlier this month, valued at more than $1.7 billion, marking it as the largest contract ever secured by the company.