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UPSTREAM in line with its mandate of catalyzing oil and gas Tema LNG Terminal Co. (TLTC), estab-
activities. lished by Helios Investment Partners in Novem-
NOC announces resumption refinery is the fourth in the series of the Board’s Tema LNG facility at the Port of Tema, recently
He confirmed that the Atlantic modular ber 2017 to develop, construct and operate the
of production at Faregh field partnerships to contribute to the implementa- took delivery of the FRU, built by Jiangnan
Shipbuilding.
tion of the Modular Refinery aspect of the Fed-
National Oil Corp. (NOC) announces today, eral Government’s Refining Roadmap. Once operational, the FRU will allow the
Thursday, January 28, 2021, the restart of pro- The previous partnership included the Wal- Tema LNG facility to receive, re-gasify, store
duction from the Faregh field, operated by Waha tersmith 5,000 bpd modular refinery at Ibigwe, and deliver roughly 1.7mn tonnes of LNG a year
Oil Co. (WOC), nearly a year after it was shut Imo State, the 12,000 barrels per day Hydro- – equivalent to 30 percent of Ghana’s general
down due to the closure of oil terminals in Jan- skimming modular refinery being constructed capacity.
uary 2020. by Azikel Petroleum Ltd at Obunagha, Gbarain, AqualisBraemar’s specialist ports and har-
As a result of these closures and deteriorating Bayelsa State and the 2,500 bpd modular refinery bour unit has been involved in marine design
security conditions, the contractor was forced to being developed by Duport Midstream Com- consultancy support throughout the project,
leave the field before finalising the commission- pany as part of its Energy Park in Egbokor, Edo including various mooring designs for FRU,
ing process. State. FSU, LNGCs and ship manoeuvring simu-
After lifting the force majeure during Sep- According to the Executive Secretary, “With lations. AqualisBraemar worked for Gasfin
tember 2020, WOC began difficult negotiations the recent commissioning of the Waltersmith Development and also worked alongside civil
with the company to convince them returning Refinery, we have proven that the concept is consultancy firm AECOM.
to the field and to resume re-commissioning doable with the right dedication and partnership AqualisBraemar’s master mariners and naval
process, it took WOC some time to convince the models. Our focus now is to ensure the comple- architects were involved in the project from the
contractor to agree to return back. tion of the remaining three modular refineries conception to the execution stages, helping cli-
The company started inspection of all linear, under construction.” ents navigate various challenges by providing
instruments and treatment facilities, and the Acknowledging that the location of the creative and optimum solutions
field today was successfully restarted and the Atlantic Modular refinery was challenging, the Further, as part of a separate assignment,
production reached 140 mcf (3.96 mcm) per day. Executive Secretary said “we believe that with AqualisBraemar LOC’s subsidiary company
It is worth mentioning that 80 mcf (2.27 mcm) the capability of our partner, and especially the LOC has provided marine warranty services for
per day will be used to supply gas feed to power support of our stakeholders in the Community, the Tema LNG Terminal.
plants at Sarir power station to help alleviate the the State, and the nation at large, we will come “We are proud and happy to be involved
suffering of the citizens and reduce operating back next year to commission the project”. in the development of this groundbreaking,
expenses. Also speaking, Chairman/CEO of Atlan- cost-effective LNG solution, which will provide
NOC, January 28 2021 tic International Refinery and Petrochemicals energy to millions of Ghanaians. We are very
Limited, Dr. Akintoye Akindele stated that the thankful to Gasfin Development and AECOM
company is building the first integrated energy for enabling us to share this exciting journey
DOWNSTREAM park, comprising a scalable and environmental with them,” said Sanjeev Reddy, technical man-
friendly modular refinery, power generation and ager, ports and harbours.
Sylva attends launch distribution plant and a world-class jetty services AqualisBraemar, February 02 2021
in Brass, Bayelsa state.
ceremony for Atlantic form the economic activity in Brass but will also
He added that the park will not only trans-
Energy Infrastructure Park act as a commercial hub for logistics in Niger
Delta, unlocking significant developmental in
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Brass community and its environs.
Chief Timipre Sylva on Saturday performed NCDMB, January 30 2021
the groundbreaking ceremony of an Energy
Infrastructure Park being developed by Atlantic
International Refinery and Petrochemical Lim- SERVICES
ited in partnership with the Nigerian Content
Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) AqualisBraemar supports
at Okpoama, Brass Local Government Area,
Bayelsa State. new floating LNG terminal
Executive Secretary of NCDMB Simbi Kes-
iye Wabote, in his remarks, listed the various at Tema, Ghana
elements of the Energy Park project to include
a 2,000 barrel per day (bpd) modular refinery, AqualisBraemar’s ports and harbour unit has
power plant and jetty. He added that the project successfully completed its two-year involvement
will serve as catalysts for infrastructural develop- with the development of Sub-Saharan Africa’s
ment and spur of economic activities in Bayelsa first floating LNG import terminal.
State. The LNG terminal, located in Ghana,
He explained that the Board decided to part- recently received a Floating Regasification Unit
ner with Atlantic International Refinery and (FRU) that will shortly enable it to offer services
Petrochemical Ltd to develop the Energy Park to LNG carriers.

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