Cap Lopez FLNG Terminal
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Cap Lopez FLNG Terminal is a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal proposed in Gabon.[1]
Location
The terminal is proposed to be located in Cap Lopez, Gabon.[1]
Project details
- Operator: Perenco[1]
- Owner: Perenco[1]
- Parent company: Perenco[2]
- Location: Cap Lopez, Gabon[1]
- Coordinates: -0.632279, 8.712530 (approximate)
- Capacity: 0.7 mtpa[1]
- Trains:
- Status: Proposed[1]
- Type: Export[1]
- Start year: 2026[3]
- Cost: US$1 billion[3]
- Financing:
- FID status: FID (2023)[1]
- Associated infrastructure: Cap Lopez Oil Export Terminal[1]
Background
In December 2022, London-based oil and gas firm Perenco received technical approval from the Gabonese authorities for the construction of an LNG export terminal at Cap Lopez, Gabon.[3]
In February 2023, Perenco announced a final investment decision (FID) on the project. The facility will have a capacity of 0.7 mtpa LNG and 0.2 mtpa liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). The project will expand on the existing Cap Lopez Oil Export Terminal operated by Perenco.[1] Construction is expected to take 3 years, with the project coming online in 2026.[1][3]
Perenco had bought the Cap Lopez terminal from TotalEnergies in 2021 for $350 million but was forced to suspend operations in April 2022 following a 300,000 barrel oil spill at the terminal.[3]
In May 2024, a representative of Perenco said that construction was expected to begin within the coming weeks, and that the design was "a unique concept, where we have a liquefaction barge that will be built and all modules sent to the FSU which will be moored alongside the FLNG."
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 LNG Prime Staff (2023-02-20). "Perenco takes FID on LNG production plant in Gabon". LNG Prime. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ↑ Perenco. Perenco. Accessed June 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 The North Africa Post. London-based Perenco to invest $1bn in LNG production unit in Gabon. February 20, 2023.