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FEATURE FLNG year, and its sanction is the ? rst phase in the establishment of a signi? cant new supply hub in the Atlantic basin.”

With Tortue phase one established,

BP’s next step in the region will be to develop the area immediately adjacent. “We are only developing the ? rst phase of gas, but we have already identi- ? ed enough gas supply for subsequent phases,” Jasper Peijs, vice president of exploration for BP Africa says. “Once step one is done you would immedi- ately look about setting up step two in

Greater Tortue.” “Then, in the nearby Cayar block,

Source: Eni there is the Yakaar discovery, which was

FLNG unit. It produced its ? rst LNG components. The gas will then be trans- the largest hydrocarbon discovery by in- from Sanaga ? eld in March 2018 and ferred to an FLNG facility at an innova- dustry in 2017 at around 12Tcf or two sent its ? rst cargo in May that year. tive nearshore hub located on the Mauri- billion BOE,” Peijs said. “That, together

Second online will be Eni’s Coral ? eld, tania and Senegal maritime border. with the Teranga discovery that Kosmos discovered in May 2012 and located off- The FLNG facility is designed to had already made just to the east of that, shore Mozambique within Area 4. It provide circa 2.5 million metric tons of puts between 30 and 50Tcf of gas in contains approximately 450 billion cubic LNG per annum on average, with the to- place. That isn’t proven yet and will re- meters (16 Tcf) of gas in place. In Octo- tal gas resources in the ? eld estimated quire an appraisal. Moreover, that is just ber 2016, Eni signed an agreement with to be around 15 trillion cubic feet. The in Senegal. In Mauritania we have ac-

BP for the sale of the entire volumes of project, the ? rst signi? cant gas project quired much seismic data that has been

LNG produced by the Coral South proj- to reach FID in the basin, is planned to taken through to technical limits with ect for a period of over 20 years. provide LNG for global export as well some boutique processing and I’m sure

The FLNG will operate at a depth of as making gas available for domestic that north of the Tortue gas ? eld we will 2,000 meters and is expected to produce use in both Mauritania and Senegal. highly likely ? nd some more gas that’s around 3.4 million metric tons of LNG The vessel conversion would take material and signi? cant, which would per year. Construction started earlier this place in Singapore at the Keppel Ship- entail us looking at the possibility for a year with the steel cut for the turret in yard, where Golar’s Hilli Episeyo southern Mauritania gas hub.”

Singapore. The other main component FLNG that is now operating offshore of the FLNG, the topside modules, will Cameroon was converted. Where next for Africa FLNG?

be built in South Korea at the Samsung “By sanctioning the project now, BP Aside from the ? elds under produc-

Heavy Industries shipyards. According is bene? ting from the substantial cost tion, there are other sites in the continent to Eni, construction is planned to start at de? ation of recent years” Giles Farrer, that may be of interest. One potential lo- the end of this year and is expected to be director global gas and LNG, at Wood cation is Tanzania, as the Giant Rovuma completed by the end of 2021. First gas Mackenzie, says. “The real value for the basin in Mozambique extends there. is expected in 2022. project will come once BP and partner Shell and Equinor have plans to devel-

Kosmos move forwards with expanding op a 10mtpa LNG plant by 2026/2027.

And then there were three the facility with Phases 2 and 3 in quick “Maybe FLNG could be a potential op-

The Africa FLNG drive received a succession. These will deliver substan- tion in the future,” Cox says. “But as boost late last year when BP announced tial upstream economies of scale and we have seen with the recent cyclone in the FID for Phase 1 of the Greater Tor- compelling value.” Mozambique, situating an LNG plant tue Ahmeyim development. The project There is no word yet from BP, Kos- in that location will have weather chal- will produce gas from an ultra-deepwa- mos or Golar whether phases 2 and 3 lenges. This is why Kribi and Tortue ter subsea system and mid-water ? oat- will entail further FLNGs. (Senegal/ Mauritania) are perfect loca- ing production, storage and of? oading “FID is another signal of how bullish tions for FLNG projects given the mild (FPSO) vessel, which will process the the LNG market is,” Farrer adds. “Tortue nature of the weather patterns along the gas, removing heavier hydrocarbon is the third LNG project to take FID this West African coast.” 22 OFFSHORE ENGINEER OEDIGITAL.COM