Offshore staff
HOUSTON -- A contract for engineering, procurement, construction, and installation for three wellhead topsides for Qatar's North field Qatargas 3 and Qatargas 4 projects was awarded to J. Ray McDermott, S.A.
Engineering and procurement already are under way for WHP7, WHP8, and WHP9 wellhead decks, each weighing some 2,100 metric tons. Constructions is scheduled to begin by April 2007 with completion by 4Q08.
Qatargas 3 is an integrated project, jointly owned by Qatar Petroleum (68.5%), ConocoPhillips (30%), and Mitsui (1.5%). Qatargas 4 will be implemented through a joint venture between Qatar Petroleum (70%) and Shell (30%).
Each project comprises upstream gas production facilities to produce approximately 1.4 bcf/d of natural gas, including an average of approximately 70,000 b/d of liquefied petroleum gas, and condensate combined from Qatar's North Field over the 25-year life of the project.
The projects will each include a 7.8 million metric tons per year LNG train. The first LNG from Qatargas 3 is expected in 2009. First LNG from Qatargas 4 is scheduled for the end of the decade.
8/01/06
