(Energy Analytics Institute, 23.Nov.2024) — Italy’s energy giant Eni launched the hull of the Nguya Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility in Wison‘s shipyard in Nantong, China.
In Congo’s Lingala language, “Nguya” means strength, energy, and the ability to deliver projects effectively, reflecting the company’s achievements through its partnership with the Republic of Congo.
The state-of-the-art FLNG will have a liquefaction capacity of 2.4 million tons per annum (mtpa), and will complement the existing Tango FLNG, which is operational since Dec. 2023 with a capacity of 0.6 mtpa, Eni said 23 Nov. 2024 in an official statement.
The new facility will take the total liquefaction capacity of Congo LNG project to 3 mtpa by year-end 2025.
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Hull ceremony in China
The ceremony was attended by the Minister of Hydrocarbons of the Republic of Congo, Bruno Jean Richard Itoua.
“With the successful launch of the Nguya FLNG hull, the Congo LNG Project has reached an impressive milestone of 40 million hours worked without any Lost Time Injuries,” Eni Chief Operating Officer, Global Natural Resources, Guido Brusco, said in the statement. “This achievement underscores the project’s ongoing progress in valorizing Congo’s gas resources, while capitalizing on local and international opportunities to deliver further value for our stakeholders.”
The timely launch of the hull confirms Eni’s industry-leading time-to-market performances, the company said.
Completion activities for Nguya FLNG have progressed at 80%, while overall Phase 2 timing – from FLNG contract award to startup – is expected to amount to less than 3 years, leveraging Eni’s fast-track approach that allows the execution of engineering, construction and commissioning activities seamlessly to rapidly develop new projects.
Eni said that Nguya FLNG has a reduced carbon footprint thanks to its design and technology, and to its zero-flaring approach, in line with the Italian company’s decarbonization strategy.
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