Mechanical services company EnerMech has secured a five-year contract extension to provide Qatar’s North Oil Company (NOC) with leak testing and flange management services, for the Al Shaheen oilfield, Qatar’s largest oilfield and one of the world’s largest in the world in terms of oil in place

The contract covers a range of services, including bolt tensioning and torquing, pipe freezing and training.

The company says its strong relationship with NOC, going back to 2017, was a key factor in retaining the contract, along with its record of past performance, knowledge of NOC’s assets and availability of resource within the country.

EnerMech, which has a presence in UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Iraq and Oman, sees attractive growth prospects in Qatar and the wider Middle East.

Charles ‘Chuck’ Davison Jr., EnerMech CEO, said, “By securing an extension to an already long-term project is testament to the commitment, hard work and professionalism of the Qatar team. I would like to commend Sean Lawless, country manager for Qatar for establishing EnerMech as a leading provider of leak testing and flange management services in the region, which puts us in a position to continue the evolution of EnerMech in the Gulf.”

Dan Collins, regional director, AMEC, said, “This arrangement is an important scope of work for EnerMech and highlights our expertise and depth of knowledge in the market. As 2025 progresses, we are eager to build on our strong footing in Qatar and continue to work with our clients to provide the best-in-class provisions.”

The Al Shaheen oilfield is a production field off the north-east coast of Qatar, 80 km north of the capital, Doha. The field is operated by North Oil Company, a joint venture between QatarEnergy (70%) and TotalEnergies (30%). In early 2024, QatarEnergy awarded four Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation (EPCI) contracts worth more than US$6bn for the next development phase of the Al-Shaheen field, which will increase production by around 100,000bpd, as part of Project Ru’ya, which will develop more than 550mn bbl of oil and will be executed over a period of five years, with first oil expected in 2027. The project includes the drilling of more than 200 wells and the installation of a new centralised process complex, nine remote wellhead platforms, and associated pipelines.