McDermott secures FEED contract in Mozambique

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McDermott, through a consortium with Saipem and China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation, has been awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for the Rovuma LNG Phase 1 project in Mozambique, it said on September 30.

The Rovuma LNG project will include an LNG plant with a production capacity of 18mn tonnes/year, made up of 12 fully modularised LNG trains, each capable of producing 1.5mn tonnes/year. MRV is a joint venture of ExxonMobil, Eni, and CNPC.

The project includes liquefaction and export of natural gas extracted from the Offshore Area 4 fields off the Afungi Peninsula in Mozambique.

The FEED contract scope of work includes the modular design of a greenfield LNG production facility in Afungi, all associated gas pre-treatment units and the utilities and offsite systems to support the LNG production.

Rovuma LNG is expected to strengthen Mozambique's position as an energy-producing nation, a role already highlighted by the recent start-up of the Coral South project. Mozambique shipped its first LNG cargo in November 2022, with Eni’s Coral Sul FLNG offering a liquefaction capacity of 3.4mn tonnes/year.

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