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“Since the repair work was undertaken, the sys- It has arranged to send of its Phase One LNG
tem has been thoroughly tested, and the LNG production to industrial consumers and some
system is now operational and producing LNG,” production to a local subsidiary of TotalEnergies
the statement said. (France) for use as long-haul trucking fuel.
“The operations team will now focus on the The plant’s Phase One production capacity
remaining modules to allow the helium lique- amounts to around 350 kg per day of helium and
faction module to be turned on,” it continued. 2,500 GJ (48 tonnes) per day of LNG.
“The helium separation and recovery module is The South African company also plans to
providing high levels of confidence, with recov- bring a second stage of the LNG plant on stream
ery exceeding design parameters.” in 2023 or later. Phase Two will include a larg-
Renergen is developing three fields near er-capacity helium unit, as the Victoria fields
Welkom, Virginia and Theunissen in Free State contain unusually high volumes of the inert
and using their production as feedstock for its gas. Sproule, an international energy consulting
LNG plant. The company had previously utilised firm, has estimated that these sites may hold up
gas from the fields to produce CNG but decided to 9.74bn cubic metres of helium, or more than
several years ago to shift to LNG production. 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 pandemic,” it commented. “This result was
Coral South LNG had exported its first cargo of made possible thanks to Eni’s distinctive phased
natural gas from Mozambique. and parallelised approach, a very effective exe-
In a statement, the Italian major, which cution planning and the strong commitment by
serves as the operator of Coral South LNG, said all partners and the unwavering support of the
the consortium had transferred the cargo from government of Mozambique.”
the Coral Sul floating LNG (FLNG) vessel to The Coral South LNG consortium has a
the British Sponsor, a tanker owned by Kmarin licence for a section of a block known as Area 4
and chartered by BP. The 173,400-cubic metre offshore Mozambique in the Rovuma basin. The
tanker has now left the area, Eni said, without other shareholders in the project are Mozam-
specifying the vessel’s destination. bique Rovuma Venture (MRV), a joint venture
According to previous reports, the LNG is owned by Eni, ExxonMobil (US) and China
due to be delivered to the European market. National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC); Galp (Por-
For his part, Claudio Descalzi, Eni’s CEO, tugal); KOGAS (South Korea) and ENH, the
described the beginning of gas exports from national oil company (NOC) of Mozambique.
Mozambique as a boon for European gas mar- The group’s target within Area 4 is the Coral
kets. “The first shipment of LNG from [the] field, which was discovered in 2012. Eni and its
Coral South project and from Mozambique is a partners made an FID in favour of going for-
new and significant step forward in Eni’s strategy ward with the $10bn Coral South LNG project
to leverage gas as a source that can contribute in 2017, and the FID calls for using the Coral Sul
in a significant way to Europe’s energy security, FLNG to liquefy 450bn cubic metres of gas from
[and] also through the increasing diversification Coral. The FLNG vessel has a single production
of supplies, while also supporting a just and sus- train and is currently anchored in 2,000-metre-
tainable transition,” he said. “We will continue deep water. It has a production capacity of 3.4mn
to work with our partners to ensure timely val- tonnes per year (tpy) and is the first floating gas
orisation of Mozambique’s vast gas resources.” liquefaction plant ever to be deployed at a deep-
Meanwhile, Eni stressed the historic nature water field off the coast of Africa. ™
of the shipment, which marks Mozambique’s
entry into the ranks of LNG exporters. It also
pointed out that the Coral South LNG consor-
tium had been able to launch gas production
and exports in a relatively short period.
“Coral South is a landmark project for the
industry and firmly places Mozambique onto
the global LNG stage. The project, sanctioned
in 2017, comes on stream after just five years, in
line with the initial budget and schedule, despite
the disruptions caused by the [COVID-19] The Coral Sul FLNG (Image: Eni)

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