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Rendering of future Tanzania LNG facilities (Image: Equinor)
Makamba went on to say that Tanzania was will be processed at an LNG plant slated for
working with Shell and Equinor to reduce the construction near Lindi in southern Tanzania.
carbon emissions intensity of the LNG project, This plant will eventually have up to three pro-
which calls for gas to be extracted from three duction trains, each capable of turning out up to
deepwater offshore blocks and processed at an 5mn tonnes per year (tpy).
onshore facility. The partners will make use of The government of Tanzania began discuss-
new technologies that minimise the amount of ing this massive project, which is expected to
greenhouse gas (GHG) released during produc- carry a price tag of about $30bn, with Shell and
tion, he declared. Equinor more than eight years ago. These talks
“The project will be designed in such a way stalled, though, partly because of commercial
that it will be the cleanest gas project ever,” disputes between the firms and the govern-
Makamba remarked. “The gas chemistry itself, ment and partly because Tanzanian President
it’s one of the [types of] gas with the lowest CO2 Samia Suluhu Hassan’s predecessor John Magu-
content in the world.” fuli made the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline
The Tanzania LNG project envisions the (EACOP) project a higher priority.
development of offshore gas fields – Block Hassan began working to reinvigorate talks
2, assigned to Equinor, and Blocks 1 and 4, on Tanzania LNG shortly after she took office
assigned to Shell. These three deepwater off- in March 2021. She has been successful, and her
shore sites hold about 35 trillion cubic feet administration has already signed a preliminary
(991bn cubic metres) of gas, and their output HGA for the project. ™

PETROCHEMICALS
Kenya signs deal with Fortescue Future

Industries for green fertiliser supply

AFRICA KENYA has signed a deal with Australian agreement, FFI and Kenya are expected to work
renewable energy firm Fortescue Future Indus- together to build a 300-MW green ammonia
tries (FFI) for green fertilizer supply in a major and green fertiliser facility by 2025.
effort to replace imported polluting fertilisers in Signed on the sidelines of the ongoing UN
the country. Climate Change Conference (COP27), the
FFI is a global green energy company devel- deal was witnessed by Kenya’s President Wil-
oping technology solutions for hard-to-de- liam Ruto and Fortescue executive chairman,
carbonise industries while building a global the Australian billionaire and mining magnate
portfolio of renewable energy, green hydrogen Andrew Forrest.
and green ammonia projects. It previously part- “For Kenya, this will create fossil fuel-free
nered with the Democratic Republic of Congo fertiliser, a strong local industry, skilled job cre-
(DRC) to create a major downstream green ation, and lessen Kenya’s exposure to imports
hydrogen and green ammonia industry. from foreign nations,’’ Ruto said.“This will pro-
The FFI partnership with Kenya will help vide affordable green fertiliser to the domestic
the Horn of Africa country eliminate the use market and address food security, while also
of fossil fuels from its fertiliser supply chain, negating the need for importing fertiliser.’’
the company said in a statement on November The parties intend to produce up to 1.7mn
8, and help to address food security. Under the tonnes of green hydrogen per year for export. ™

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