Qatar is executing the largest LNG capacity expansion in history. The North Field — the world’s largest natural gas reservoir, shared with Iran’s South Pars — underpins a production ramp that will take Qatar from 77 million tonnes per annum to 142 MTPA by the end of the decade. This is not incremental growth; it is a deliberate assertion of market primacy designed to lock in long-term supply agreements with European and Asian buyers and compress the commercial space available to competitors.

This section profiles each major project in granular detail. The North Field East expansion covers the initial 32 MTPA tranche, its six new LNG trains, and the international oil company consortium — TotalEnergies, ExxonMobil, Shell, ConocoPhillips, and Eni — that backstops the investment. The North Field South expansion examines the subsequent phase targeting an additional 16 MTPA and the strategic rationale for sequencing.

The Ras Laffan Industrial City infrastructure profile provides the facility context — port capacity, liquefaction train configuration, and the petrochemical integration that makes Ras Laffan one of the world’s most capital-intensive single sites. The Golden Pass LNG project profiles Qatar’s US export terminal, a bridgehead into Atlantic Basin markets.

Each profile covers capacity, partners, capex, offtake structure, and geopolitical significance.