Angola LNG is a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project to be located in Soyo, Angola.
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The Angola LNG plant will be a single train facility with production capacity of 5.2 million tonnes per year. The plant will use ConocoPhillips' proprietary natural gas liquefaction technology (Optimized CascadeSM Process).[1] In addition to LNG, it will also produce propane, butane and condensate.
The plant will be supplied from offshore gas fields on blocks 14, 15, 17 and 18, and from non-associated gas fields Quiluma, Atum, Polvo and Enguia.[2]
The LNG project is presented as environmentally friendly by its designers, because most of its feedstock will consist of associated gas produced in association with crude oil in offshore field, that is currently flared.
The LNG plant is expected to cost US$9 billion, and it would be commissioned in 2012.[3] The plant will be constructed by Bechtel.[1]
The project was initially proposed to Sonangol by Texaco in June, 1997. The project, jointly managed by Sonangol and Texaco, continued evaluation processes and brought in outside partners (originally ExxonMobil, Elf Aquitaine, and BP.) Subsequently Texaco merged with Chevron Corporation, ExxonMobil was replaced in the project by Eni, and Elf Aquitaine merged with Total.
Angola LNG was formed as a joint project in 2008 involving Cabinda Gulf Oil Company, a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation (36.4%), Sonangol (22.8%), BP (13.6%), Eni (13.6%) and Total (13.6%).[4] Sonangol and Chevron serve as co-project leaders. The shareholders will provide associated gas from their respective offshore oil fields. Director of Angola LNG is Daniel Rocha.[5]