(MENAFN) Qatar will start working at its Barzan gas project in Nov, as the Gulf States aims to meet growing local energy demand to host the soccer World Cup in 2022.
Meanwhile, the USD10bn project, a RasGas joint venture between Qatar Petroleum and Exxon Mobil was expected to come online in 2014.
Moreover, the country faces increasing domestic energy needs as it pursues an USD200bn infrastructure upgrade ahead of the World Cup.
In addition, much of the production from the project will be directed to the power and water sector.
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