The Barzan gas project in Qatar is likely to commence production before the end of the year, a report said.

Qatar’s domestic gas usage stood at 24.9 billion cu m (bcm) in 2009 which jumped to 44.8 billion cm in 2014, marking an increase of 80 per cent, added The Peninsula report, which cited Qatar National Bank’s (QNB) latest economic update on the country.

QNB’s research note said Qatar’s non-hydrocarbon sector expanded by 9.1 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2015. The largest contributors to real non-hydrocarbon growth were financial services, construction and trade, hotels and restaurants, the report said.