Eni selected as partner in North Field East expansion project

The Minister of State for Energy Affairs, President, and CEO of QatarEnergy, Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, and Eni CEO, Claudio Descalzi, signed the partnership agreement for the creation of the new joint venture (JV) company during an official ceremony. QatarEnergy will hold a 75% interest while Eni the remaining 25% interest. The JV will hold 12.5% interest in the entire NFE project, including the 4 mega LNG trains with a combined capacity of 32 million tpy.

The NFE project will expand Qatar’s LNG export capacity from the current 77 million tpy to 110 million tpy. A US$28.75 billion investment, NFE is expected to start production before the end of 2025 and will deploy state of the art technologies to minimise overall carbon footprint, including carbon capture and sequestration.

The agreement marks the completion of a competitive process started in 2019 and has a duration of 27 years. It is a strategic move for Eni, which expands Eni’s presence in the Middle East and gains access to a leading LNG producer. It is also a significant milestone in the company’s diversification strategy, adding a cleaner and reliable energy source to its portfolio.

In his remarks during the ceremony, Eni CEO, Descalzi, said: “We are honoured and delighted [to have] been selected as partner in the NFE expansion project. As a newcomer joining this world leading LNG project, we feel the privilege and the responsibility of being a strategic partner of choice for the State of Qatar. This agreement is a significant milestone for Eni, and fits our objective to diversify into cleaner and more reliable energy sources in line with our decarbonisation strategy. Eni looks forward to working with QatarEnergy on this project to positively contribute to increasing worldwide gas security of supply.”

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