Angola’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project has started re-commissioning, a spokesperson for the Chevron-led venture said in a statement last week.
The US$10-billion project stalled after a succession of technical faults before a rupture on the flare line forced a shutdown in April 2014.
The project has the capacity to produce 5.2 million metric tons per year of LNG, 63 000 barrels per day of natural gas liquids for export, and 125 million cubic feet per day of natural gas for domestic consumption.
“The project represents the first LNG project in Angola, and it is expected to contribute to the development of Angola’s natural gas industry,” said Ali Moshiri, president of Chevron Africa and Latin America Exploration and Production Company.
He said Angola LNG planned to use associated natural gas produced from existing crude oil operations operated by Chevron and other partners as well as new non-associated gas from other offshore fields.
Traders said they expected exports from the plant to resume in April this year.
