State-owned Qatar Petroleum (QP) has dished out an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract worth more than $2 billion to expand the liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage and loading facilities for the giant North Field East (NFE) project.

QP said Monday the lump-sum EPC contract was awarded to Samsung C&T Corp., only weeks after picking a joint venture (JV) of Technip Energies and Chiyoda Corporation to construct four LNG mega-trains with associated facilities for NFE.

Last month QP sanctioned the $28.75 billion project, the largest LNG development to ever reach a positive financial investment decision (FID). NFE is expected to produce 33 million metric tons/year (mmty) and increase Qatar’s overall LNG production capacity to 110 mmty from 77 mmty. The new...