Congo FLNG Terminal

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Congo FLNG Terminal is a FLNG (floating liquefied natural gas) export terminal operating off the coast of the Republic of the Congo.

Location

The terminal is proposed to retrieve gas from Eni SpA's Marine XII block, located 20 kilometers offshore the Republic of the Congo.

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Project details

• Operator: Eni Congo
• Owner: Eni Congo
• Parent company: Eni SpA
• Vessel: Tango FLNG
• Location: Marine XII block, located 20 kilometers offshore the Republic of the Congo
• Coordinates: -4.774204, 11.798651 (approximate)
• Capacity: 0.6 mtpa
  • Originally: 1.4 mtpa
• Status: Operating
• Type: Export
• Start year: 2024
  • Fomerly 2023
• Cost: US$5 billion including Eni Congo FLNG II Terminal
• Financing:
• Associated infrastructure: Eni Congo FLNG II Terminal

Background

In February 2022, New Fortress Energy announced that it was working with Eni Congo (a subsidiary of Eni SpA) to develop an LNG export terminal using New Fortress Energy's "Fast LNG" technology. The project would provide gas for both domestic power generation in the African country and LNG export.

The terminal was estimated to be operational by the second quarter of 2023. It was reportedly fast-tracked as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the EU's desire to import non-Russian gas.

Despite initial reports suggesting the use of "Fast LNG" technology, in August 2022 Eni announced the purchase of the Tango FLNG vessel, which has a liquefaction capacity of over 0.6 mtpa and a total gas treatment capacity of 3 mtpa.

As of April 2023, Bloomberg reported that construction was underway, with the Tango vessel being converted to a FLNG. The project is being developed by Eni alongside the Eni Congo FLNG II Terminal, expected to being operation in 2025, with a capacity of 2.4 mtpa.

In July 2023, GIIGNL reported that the project was planning to start up in December 2023.

Lukoil is involved in the project, as a 25% owner of the Marine XII block, but it is unclear whether the company has a stake in the LNG project itself. According to the International Gas Union, Eni has full ownership over the project.

In October 2023, Eni said that it would launch the project in December of that year.

Congo FLNG Terminal began operations in February 2024. The 2024 GIIGNL report notes that the project only took one year from reaching a final investment decision (FID) to its first LNG production. The Tango FLNG vessel is moored alongside the Excalibur FSU using a "split mooring" configuration for the first time at a FLNG facility.