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Nigeria

2024 – Nigeria – train 7 start

Starting date: 2024
Location: Finima, Bonny Island, Nigeria

Final investment approval for the 8 million tonne per annum train 7 at Bonny was agreed december 2019. On completion the seventh train is expected to boost total production to 30 million tonnes per year. The 7th train project is expected to comprise: a liquefaction unit, 84200m2 storage tank, 36000m2 condensate tanks and 3 nr gas turbine generators (source: nsenergy published 2019-09-13, accessed 2020-01-03).

The project is owned and operated by Nigeria LNG – a joint venture between Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) 49%, Shell Gas 25.6%, Total 15%, and, Eni 10.4%. Construction for the project is by joint venture of Saipem, Chiyoda, and, Daewoo E&C.

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Exploration Mozambique

2024 – Rovuma area 4 – 1st flow projected

Start date: 2024
Located: Rovuma – Mozambique

Train 1 first gas projected at 2024 from the Mamba Straddling and Mamba Non-Straddling fields in area 4 around 100 kms offshore from the Afungi peninsula, Cabo Delgado. 24 wells are expected to be drilled through 1600m water. Gas storage facilities and LNG marine terminal capable of servicing vessels with capacity of 266,000 m3 (Q-max) expected to be built. (source: Standard Bank rovumba report, accessed 2020-01-02)

The project is a joint venture of 70% and 30% (70% portion split 35.7% by each of ExxonMobile and Eni and 28.6% by CNPC and 30% divided equally between Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos, Kogas, and, Galp (source: government data, accessed 2020-01-02)).