DUBAI, May 14 (Reuters) - Qatar has awarded a contract to build the $1.5 billion Laffan 2 refinery to a joint venture of Japan's Chiyoda Corporation 6366.T and Taiwan's CTCI Corporation 9933.TW , state-run Qatargas said on Tuesday.

The contract to build and commission the light oil refinery was signed by Qatari energy minister Mohammed Al-Sada and the heads of the two east Asian engineering companies in Doha on Tuesday.

No financial details were given. The project was valued at $1.5 billion when Qatar Petroleum QATPE.UL , the parent company of Qatargas, signed a joint venture agreement with a consortium led by France's Total TOTF.PA in April. ID:nL5N0D80U2

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