LNG
Liquefaction, floating LNG, shipping and regasification of natural gas for export markets.
Overview
Liquefaction, floating LNG, shipping and regasification of natural gas for export markets.
Key data
- Type
- energy
- Commodities
- Natural Gas & LNG
- Countries
- Mozambique, Nigeria, Egypt
- Value chains
- Gas to LNG
Related projects
Mozambique LNG (Area 1)
Onshore liquefaction development on the Afungi peninsula processing gas from the Golfinho/Atum fields in Offshore Area 1 of the Rovuma Basin.
- Capacity
- 12.88 mtpa initial (two trains)
- Status
- Onshore construction; project restarted after suspension
Coral South FLNG
Africa's first deepwater floating LNG facility, producing from the Coral reservoir in Offshore Area 4 of the Rovuma Basin.
- Capacity
- 3.4 mtpa
- Status
- Producing — first LNG cargo exported in November 2022
NLNG Train 7
Expansion of the Bonny Island liquefaction plant, adding a seventh train to Nigeria's flagship LNG export facility.
- Capacity
- Expansion of Bonny plant capacity by approx. 35%
- Status
- Under construction
Related companies
oil gasTotalEnergies
Courbevoie, France
Operator of the Mozambique LNG onshore project in Area 1 and a large upstream portfolio across Africa, alongside renewables investments.
oil gasEni
Rome, Italy
Delivered Coral South, Africa's first deepwater floating LNG facility, and operates major gas assets including Zohr in Egypt.
lngNigeria LNG Limited
Bonny Island, Nigeria
Operator of the Bonny Island LNG plant, with Train 7 adding liquefaction capacity to the existing six trains.
Business opportunities
Related countries
Mozambique
Mozambique combines world-scale offshore gas in the Rovuma Basin with graphite, heavy sands, coal and the Mozal aluminium smelter, making it one of Africa's most connected energy-to-industry economies.
Nigeria
Nigeria pairs long-established upstream oil and gas with the continent's largest single-train refinery and the NLNG expansion, under a post-Petroleum Industry Act regulatory framework.
Egypt
Egypt combines large offshore gas production, LNG re-export infrastructure and one of the world's largest solar parks at Benban.
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Value chains
Related infrastructure
Related news
Government reaffirms sovereign guarantee to Mozambique LNG creditors
Mozambique's government has reaffirmed its sovereign guarantee to the lenders financing the Mozambique LNG project, as reported by Club of Mozambique.
Eni to drill up to six wells offshore Mozambique for Coral North; third FLNG pursued
Reuters, via CNBC Africa, reports Eni plans to drill up to six wells for the Coral North project and is pursuing a third floating LNG unit in Mozambique.
Mozambique LNG works advance at Afungi as contractors remobilise
Operator communications point to renewed onshore activity on the Afungi site. Confirm scope, schedule and workforce figures directly with the operator.
Dangote refinery ramp-up reshapes West African product flows
As output climbs toward design capacity, regional gasoline and diesel import patterns are being reassessed.
Benban remains the template for multi-investor solar at scale
Egypt's Aswan solar complex is still referenced as the structuring precedent for large African renewable clusters.
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