A liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering project in Sohar, Oman will receive an investment of $1.6bn by Sohar Port and Freezone, becoming the first hub of its kind in the region.
Having signed an agreement with the large-scale Marsa LNG project, the Port will be entirely powered by solar electricity in an effort to reduce the industry’s carbon footprint.
Marsa LNG was greenlit last week by TotalEnergies and OQ Alternative Energy, who revealed that the project will include 150 million cubic feet of natural gas per day coming from the venture’s stake in the Mabrouk North-East field.
According to the partners, the gas will be fed into a liquefaction plant with a capacity of one million tonnes per year located in the port of Sohar.
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