Beira ready for action

The first production of liquid
natural gas (LNG) in Mozambique
is expected to start f lowing in
2022 – although initial estimates
were that it would come on stream
in 2016.
And while there are plans to
develop ports closer to the main
gas fields in the north, Beira – and
to a lesser extent Pemba – are
already equipped to handle the
off loading of the equipment
needed for the planned onshore
facilities.
Beira is already shipping
condensate from Sasol’s Central
Processing Facility (CPF), which
is 40 kilometres north-west
of Vilanculos and around 500
kilometres from Beira.
Sasol has plans to expand its
production in the region – making
it the only energy company
which is commercially active in
Mozambique.
Expansion plans include the
building of an oil refinery, with
Sasol planning to be the first
to extract oil in Mozambique.
Production could start by 2020,
Sasol joint chief executive Stephen
Cornell is quoted as saying.
Project cargo will need to move
through Beira, Maputo or South
Africa – with Beira being the
closest.