During Qatar’s 12-year moratorium (2005-2017) on development of its massive North Field, Doha’s greatest fear was damage to the field’s reserves. It did not want to rush into development that could cause reservoir pressure to drop or increase water cut.
During this time, it focused on conducting studies of the field and only carrying out work to maintain output. One of the few projects Qatar carried out was the Plateau Maintenance Project (PMP) which started up in 2014. It involved brownfield work in the North Field and a revamp to onshore facilities aimed at maintaining the 10mn t/y capacity at its oldest three trains (MEES, 17 October 2014). (CONTINUED - 641 WORDS)
