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Wes Edens, the NFE chairman and chief exec- infrastructure more quickly and affordably,
utive, hailed the deal with Eni as a positive adds low-cost LNG to our existing portfo-
development for his company. “This landmark lio and diversifies our business. This is a great
partnership is a major milestone for our Fast step to support our rapidly growing customer
LNG business,” he commented. “Eni is a world- base as we play a key role in the global energy
class organisation and the perfect partner for the transition.”
first Fast LNG unit. With production beginning NFE did not identify the resource base for
next year, we believe that this is just the first of Eni’s LNG project offshore RoC. According to
many deployments of this game-changing tech- previous reports, the Italian major is slated to use
nology around the world.” associated gas from Marine XII, a large oil-bear-
He continued: “The customers at our down- ing block, as feedstock for an export-oriented
stream terminals need access to affordable, LNG project. This is in line with the govern-
clean and reliable energy. Our portfolio of Fast ment’s Gas Master Plan (GMP), as well as Eni’s
LNG facilities allows us to deploy offshore own agenda for development in that country. ™

Eni brings Ndungu Early Production

project on stream offshore Angola

ANGOLA ENI has brought the Ndungu oilfield on stream of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG) and
at the prolific Block 15/06, located in the deep- partners.
water section of Angola’s offshore zone, and has Ndungu EP is the third start-up achieved
announced plans to drill further wells on the by Eni Angola in Block 15/06 in the past seven
asset in 2022 to bolster resources and produc- months, after the Cuica EP and Cabaca North
tion volumes. development project.
The Italian energy major started production The Ndungu EP project, with an expected
on the Ndungu Early Production (EP) devel- production of some 20,000 barrels per day (bpd)
opment project via subsea wells tied back to of oil, will sustain output levels at the Ngoma,
its Ngoma floating production storage and off- a 100,000 bpd zero-discharge and zero-pro-
loading (FPSO) vessel in the western part of the cess flaring floating production, storage and
block. off-loading (FPSO) vessel.
Eni has made multiple discoveries within The FPSO was “upgraded in 2021 to mini-
this licence area, all of which have been fast- mise emissions, in line with Eni’s decarbonisa-
tracked to first oil within less than a decade, in tion strategy to achieve net zero” carbon dioxide
full co-operation with Angola’s National Agency emission, the company said.

Production from Ndungu will be handled by the Ngoma, a 100,000 bpd FPSO vessel (Image: Eni

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