Energy services provider Expro has entered into a long-term production solutions contract with Eni Congo, a subsidiary of multinational energy company Eni, for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) pretreatment facility in the Republic of Congo.
The ten-year contract is expected to generate more than $300-million of revenue for Expro.
Expro will design, build, operate and maintain a fast-track LNG onshore pretreatment (OPT) facility, part of the Marine XII development offshore the Republic of Congo. The facility will be built near to the Litchendjili gas plant – which supplies gas to the adjacent Centrale Electrique du Congo (CEC) Pointe-Noire power plant – and will enable the production of LNG to significantly increase from the West Africa region.
The facility is designed to allow incremental gas production for low-carbon electricity generation. It will link to Eni Congo’s offshore floating LNG operations, supporting both the local energy market and increased global demands for LNG to support secure energy supplies.
The OPT facility is designed to process about 80-million cubic feet a day of gas.
Expro was selected for this turnkey contract to lease, operate and maintain this facility because of its successful record and technical expertise in delivering fast-track modular production facilities on a global basis, and in West Africa in particular.
“Expro’s experience and capabilities in empowering operators to quickly access reserves can play a critical role in supporting Africa’s significant and growing LNG industry, providing opportunities to support secure energy supplies,” Expro Europe and sub-Saharan Africa regional VP Colin Mackenzie said.