Technip Energies has been awarded a contract by TotalEnergies and OQ for the Marsa LNG bunkering project located in Sohar, Oman. This project is projected to award between €500 million and €1 billion of revenue and claims to use energy from solar farms.
This plant in Oman is expected to use electric-driven motors instead of conventional gas turbines which will be powered by renewable electricity from a planned nearby solar farm which is expected to cover 100% of the annual power consumption of the LNG plant.
The contract covers the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) of a natural gas liquefaction train with an LNG production capacity of 1 Mtpa. This claims to position the site as one of the lowest greenhouse gas intensity LNG plants ever built worldwide. The LNG produced is claimed to notably be used as a marine fuel to reduce the shipping industry’s carbon footprint.
The Marsa LNG project is an integrated complex developed by TotalEnergies (80%) and OQ (20%). Arnaud Pieton, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Technip Energies, commented, “The world’s net-zero trajectory will require LNG as a critical source of energy while addressing emissions abatement. TotalEnergies and OQ’s progressive Marsa LNG project is an example of how we can decarbonize the LNG value chain by powering its production with renewable energy and using it as a marine fuel to reduce emissions linked to maritime transportation. By leveraging our innovation and global leadership in LNG infrastructure design and delivery, we are proud to support TotalEnergies and the Sultanate of Oman in providing reliable, affordable and sustainable energy to the world.”
