Qatar Petroleum has chosen Japan’s Chiyoda Corp. for FEED services of the onshore facilities of the North Field expansion, the state-owned energy giant said in a statement on March 19.

Qatar lifted a moratorium on gas development from the North Field, the world’s biggest natural gas field, in April 2017.

Qatar Petroleum said the facilities will produce an additional 23 million tons per annum (mtpa) of LNG, which will raise Qatar’s production from 77 mtpa to 100 mtpa.