Wilson begins pre-FEED, EPC for Nigerian FLNG projects
Sopuruchi Onwuka
Nigeria’s gas export prospects are ramping up with more private investments in small and medium scale liquefaction projects offshore Niger Delta, a new development model outside the traditional Nigeria LNG which is also expanding its capacity with new projects.
The Oracle Today reports that Wison New Energies has begun preliminary design and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) for two floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) projects for Ace Gas and FLNG (ACE) and Transoceanic Gas and Power (Transoceanic) respectively.
Altogether, the two companies pursuing similar and same scale of liquefaction projects at different locations off Niger Delta are to add some 6.0 million tons per annum of liquefied gas to Nigeria’s exports when the floaters come online.
We gathered that each of the projects is conceived for 3 Mtpa FLNG production, and the design validation and Pre-FEED phase is assigned to Wison New Energies.
Wison stated that it has received adequate mobilization funds for the initial phase of the project; and would now deploy to provide the design validation and engineering studies for the FLNG facility to support the “design one and build two strategies” to be applied across Ace and Transoceanic projects offshore Escravos and Pennington respectively.
The FLNG will produce, store and offload 3-Mpta LNG and associated LPG and condensates for transport to market.
Commenting on the milestone, Chris Nwokolo – Group CEO from Ace Gas and FLNG said “We’re excited about the collaboration with Wison New Energies. We thank our team, partners and the government for their efforts and support in ensuring this project becomes a reality.”
Mr. Fan Jian, Country Manager of Nigeria from Wison New Energies, remarked “Wison is excited to see the project has been officially entering into the pre-FEED stage. We’re confident that our FLNG EPCIC experience will guarantee a successful and efficient delivery. We are excited about advancing to the next stage in the near future.”
