Eni introduces first gas into Tango FLNG offshore Congo
Italian energy major Eni on December 28 announced the introduction of gas into the Tango floating LNG (FLNG) facility moored in Congolese waters.
Following completion of the commissioning phase, Tango FLNG will produce its first LNG cargo by the first quarter of 2024, placing Congo on the list of LNG-producing countries.
The Tango FLNG vessel has a liquefaction capacity of approximately 1bn m3/year and is moored alongside the Excalibur floating storage unit (FSU), using a configuration called split mooring, implemented here for the first time in a floating LNG terminal, Eni said.
The Congo LNG project leverages Marine XII gas resources and existing production facilities in a new, phased approach that will allow it to reach approximately 4.5bn m3/year of gas liquefaction capacity at plateau, as well as zero routine gas flaring.
A second FLNG unit is under construction at China’s Wison Heavy Industry. The 380 m long and 60 m wide vessel will be anchored at a water depth of around 40 m and will be able to store over 180,000 m3 of LNG and 45,000 m3 of LPG.