Qatar Petroleum is to add a fourth LNG production line to raise capacity from its North Field to 110mt a year, the company announced Wednesday.

When the project is completed, Qatar’s LNG production capacity will have increased by around 43% from its current production capacity of 77mt per annum (mtpa).

Last year, Qatar Petroleum announced it was planning to develop additional gas from the North Field and build three new LNG mega trains

“Based on the good results obtained through recent additional appraisal and testing, we have decided to add a fourth LNG mega train and include it in the ongoing...