Nigeria May Use FLNG to Access Offshore Gas

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is in talks with six companies including Omega-Butler Nigeria Limited on the use of floating Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) vessel to access stranded gas resources offshore in the Niger Delta, according to This Day Live.

When asked to comment on possible take-off timeframe of the floating LNG project as well as NNPC’s overall commitment, Executive Director, Corporate Planning and Strategy of NNPC, Timothy Okon said: “As at now, discussions are ongoing and NNPC is considering proposals on this, but there are about six companies that have indicated interests to work with the NNPC on this; the technology of cost effective and easy to deploy.”

Okon did not provide details on the FLNG operation and said that the technology had been deployed to extract stranded offshore gas reserves in several locations, adding the technology had been proven to be cost effective in terms of operation, This Day Live added.