Petrofac will undertake the engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning of gas sweetening facilities in both locations which includes extraction of sulphur from natural gas at NGL-3 in Messaieed and an acid gas recovery plant at Arab-D in Dukhan.

The company said that the work on the projects is expected to commence soon and is due for completion within 38 months.

Maroun Semaan, group chief operating officer of Petrofac, said: “Petrofac has a long history of working with QP and this award, alongside the engineering services contract that we recently secured, further underpins our continued relationship.”

Mr Semaan added: “The award of this contract serves to further reinforce Petrofac’s commitment to the Qatari market, and again highlights our continued competitiveness in the Middle East.”