QatarEnergy awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the North Field East (NFE) expansion project on 28 April to a joint venture of Spain’s Técnicas Reunidas and China’s Wison Engineering. The partners also won a lump-sum contract to expand sulfur handling, storage and loading facilities at Ras Laffan Industrial City, which will support the four new liquified natural gas (LNG) trains due to start operating by end-2025.