QatarEnergy has awarded Tecnicas Reunidas an EPC project covering installation of pipelines, interconnections, ancillary systems, and other supporting components for the LNG Off-plot facilities at its North Field South (NFS) LNG Project. The work is valued at more than $560mn. The Spanish firm announced on 23 August that the work scope also includes the commissioning of LNG tanks, an LNG loading berth, BOG (boil off gas) compressors, and associated equipment. NFS is the second phase of Qatar’s huge LNG expansion work aimed at boosting capacity from 77mn t/y to 126mn t/y by around 2027.