Mozambique LNG awards marine terminal contract

Mozambique LNG has contracted Besix Group, in partnership with Mota-Engil SA, to design and build the project’s marine terminal infrastructure. Works, which will begin imminently, include construction of quay walls, the LNG load-out jetty, wharf, berths, and moorings.  

The combined jetty and wharf will stretch 4,600 m out to sea and include five berths (four for LNG and one for condensate) as well as moorings for the largest LNG carriers (two Q-Max, 266,000 cu m; and two Q-Flex, 216,000 cu m). The LNG load-out jetty and wharf comprise a 2,700 m long access jetty, with a width varying between 34-90 m, leading to a 1,900 m long wharf out at sea. Work will be carried out using Besix’s own marine construction, comprising two self-elevating platforms and crane barges.

Besix is conducting the work under an engineering, procurement, and construction contract signed between the Mozambique LNG partners and CCS JV in April 2020. Fabian Boucher, director of Besix’s engineering department, said that the company “started working on this project in 2014. The tendering process has allowed us to build a trusting relationship and a transparent working method with our client, CCS JV.”  

Mozambique LNG is in Cabo Delgado Province, near the Indian Ocean coastal town of Palma. Project developers expect to bring a two-train plant producing 13 million tonnes/year (tpy) online by 2024, expandable to 43 million tpy.

CCS JV is a partnership of McDermott International Inc., Saipem SPA, and Chiyoda Corp. Mozambique LNG is a joint venture of Total SA, Mitsui & Co., ONGC Videsh, Mozambican-state Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos, PTTEP, Bharat Petroleum, and Oil India Ltd.