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The operator, Total, and partners of the Mozambique LNG (Mozambique National Hydrocarbon Company, ENH, ONGC Videsh, Beas and Bharat Petro Resources) have selected BESIX, in partnership with Mota-Engil, to build the marine facilities of the project.
This includes the construction of the Material Offloading Facility (MOF) and the LNG load-out jetty and wharf. The material offloading facility is to support the marine base and comprises of quay wall structures and mooring and berthing facilities to cargo ships.
In a statement by BESIX, it stated that the LNG load-out jetty and wharf comprises of a 2,700-meter-long access jetty, with a varying width between 34 and 90 metres. It leads to a 1,900-meter-long wharf out at sea. The wharf will be equipped with 5 berths/platforms which will include four for the LNG and one for the condensate as well as berthing and mooring facilities for the largest LNG carriers (two Q-Max and two Q-Flex).
The Brussels-based contractor said the design of the facilities had already been carried out through a collaboration between CCS JV and BESIX’s in-house engineering department. Earlier in April this year, the Engineering, Procurement and Construction contract was signed with EPC contractor, CSS JV.
The statement also noted that works will begin in mid-2020 and will be carried out with BESIX’s marine fleet, a fleet which comprises of two self-elevating platforms and crane barges.
The landmark Mozambican project is the development of the Golfinho and Atum fields located within Offshore Area 1 and the construction of a two-trains liquefaction plant with a capacity of 13.12 million tonnes per year (Mt/y). It is located in the Cabo Delgado Province, close to the coastal town of Palms on the Indian Ocean coastline of Mozambique.
The Mozambique LNG is the largest foreign direct investment in Africa. The project has reportedly received a $400 million loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB), direct loans from eight export credit agencies and 19 commercial banks.