News Releases 2019
Oct. 09, 2019
JGC, Fluor and TechnipFMC Consortium Awarded LNG Plant Project in Mozambique by Mozambique Rovuma Venture S.p.A.
Yokohama, Japan - JGC HOLDINGS CORPORATION announced today that a consortium of JGC CORPORATION, which operates the overseas EPC business of the JGC Group, Fluor Corporation (Fluor) and TechnipFMC, referred to as JFT, has been awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) project by Area 4 operator Mozambique Rovuma Venture S.p.A. (MRV, *1) for its onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) production complex to be built in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique.
The complex will consist of two natural gas liquefaction trains, with a total LNG nameplate capacity of 15.2 million tonnes annually as well as associated onshore facilities. The contract value is not disclosed. LNG production of the complex is expected to commence in 2025.
MRV selected the JGC, Fluor and TechnipFMC based on the consortium's demonstrated capabilities in health and safety management, competitive financial strength, technical design, execution planning, contract price and schedule.
The JFT consortium was established to execute the project, leveraging JGC and TechnipFMC's extensive experience of LNG projects worldwide, as well as Fluor's expertise accumulated from its outstanding track record of mega-sized projects performed globally.
*1 Mozambique Rovuma Venture
Area 4, which produces feed gas for the onshore LNG production complex to be built in Cabo Delgado, is operated by Mozambique Rovuma Venture S.p.A. (MRV), an incorporated joint venture owned by Eni, ExxonMobil and CNPC, which holds a 70 percent interest in the Area 4 exploration and production concession contract. Galp, KOGAS and Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos E.P. each hold a 10 percent interest.