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As such, it hopes to begin commercial deliveries gas from the fields to produce CNG but decided
of LNG to both of its local industrial clients – several years ago to shift to LNG production.
Consol Glass and Ceramic Industries, a unit of It has arranged to send of its Phase One LNG
Italtile – before the end of this week. production to industrial consumers and some
“Since the repair work was undertaken, the production to a local subsidiary of TotalEnergies
system has been thoroughly tested, and the LNG (France) for use as long-haul trucking fuel.
system is now operational and producing LNG,” The plant’s Phase One production capacity
the statement said. amounts to around 350 kg per day of helium and
“The operations team will now focus on the 2,500 GJ (48 tonnes) per day of LNG.
remaining modules to allow the helium lique- The South African company also plans to
faction module to be turned on,” it continued. bring a second stage of the LNG plant on stream
“The helium separation and recovery module is in 2023 or later. Phase Two will include a larg-
providing high levels of confidence, with recov- er-capacity helium unit, as the Victoria fields
ery exceeding design parameters.” contain unusually high volumes of the inert
Renergen is developing three fields near gas. Sproule, an international energy consulting
Welkom, Virginia and Theunissen in Free State firm, has estimated that these sites may hold up
and using their production as feedstock for its to 9.74bn cubic metres of helium, or more than
LNG plant. The company had previously utilised the total proven reserves of North America. ™

Eni confirms export of first

cargo from Coral Sul FLNG

MOZAMBIQUE ENI (Italy) confirmed on November 13 that
Coral South LNG had exported its first cargo of
natural gas from Mozambique.
In a statement, the Italian major, which
serves as the operator of Coral South LNG, said
the consortium had transferred the cargo from
the Coral Sul floating LNG (FLNG) vessel to
the British Sponsor, a tanker owned by Kmarin
and chartered by BP. The 173,400-cubic metre
tanker has now left the area, Eni said, without
specifying the vessel’s destination.
According to previous reports, the LNG is
due to be delivered to the European market.
For his part, Claudio Descalzi, Eni’s CEO,
described the beginning of gas exports from The Coral Sul is the first deepwater FLNG installed offshore Africa (Image: Eni)
Mozambique as a boon for European gas
markets. in 2017, comes on stream after just five years,
“The first shipment of LNG from [the] Coral in line with the initial budget and schedule,
South project and from Mozambique is a new despite the disruptions caused by the [COVID-
and significant step forward in Eni’s strategy to 19] pandemic,” it commented. “This result was
leverage gas as a source that can contribute in made possible thanks to Eni’s distinctive phased
a significant way to Europe’s energy security, and parallelised approach, a very effective exe-
[and] also through the increasing diversification cution planning and the strong commitment by
of supplies, while also supporting a just and sus- all partners and the unwavering support of the
tainable transition,” he said. “We will continue government of Mozambique.”
to work with our partners to ensure timely val- The Coral South LNG consortium has a
orisation of Mozambique’s vast gas resources.” licence for a section of a block known as Area 4
Meanwhile, Eni stressed the historic nature offshore Mozambique in the Rovuma basin. The
of the shipment, which marks Mozambique’s other shareholders in the project are Mozam-
entry into the ranks of LNG exporters. It also bique Rovuma Venture (MRV), a joint venture
pointed out that the Coral South LNG consor- owned by Eni, ExxonMobil (US) and China
tium had been able to launch gas production National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC); Galp (Por-
and exports in a relatively short period. tugal); KOGAS (South Korea) and ENH, the
“Coral South is a landmark project for the national oil company (NOC) of Mozambique.
industry and firmly places Mozambique onto The group’s target within Area 4 is the Coral
the global LNG stage. The project, sanctioned field, which was discovered in 2012.

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