Muscat – Technip Energies, a leading engineering and technology company, has been awarded a substantial contract by TotalEnergies and OQ for the Marsa LNG project located in Sohar.

The contract covers engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of a natural gas liquefaction train with an LNG production capacity of 1mn tonne per annum. The plant will use electric-driven motors instead of conventional gas turbines and will be powered by renewable electricity from a planned nearby solar farm which will cover 100% of the annual power consumption of the LNG plant.

‘This is positioning the Marsa LNG project as one of the lowest greenhouse gases intensity LNG plants ever built worldwide. The LNG produced will notably be used as a marine fuel to reduce the shipping industry’s carbon footprint,’ Technip Energies said in a press statement.

Arnaud Pieton, CEO of Technip Energies, said, “The world’s net-zero trajectory will require LNG as a critical source of energy, while addressing emissions abatement. TotalEnergies and OQ’s progressive Marsa LNG project is an example of how we can decarbonise the LNG value chain by powering its production with renewable energy and using it as a marine fuel to reduce emissions linked to maritime transportation.

“By leveraging our innovation and global leadership in LNG infrastructure design and delivery, we are proud to support TotalEnergies and Oman in providing reliable, affordable and sustainable energy to the world.”

The Marsa LNG project is an integrated LNG project developed by TotalEnergies and OQ. TotalEnergies and OQ on Monday announced the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the Marsa LNG project. The project will be jointly established by the two companies at Sohar Port with an estimated cost of $1.6bn.

The Marsa LNG project, 80% owned by TotalEnergies and 20% owned by OQ, combines upstream gas production, downstream gas liquefaction, and renewable power generation.

According to TotalEnergies, 150mn cubic feet per day of natural gas, coming from the 33.19% interest held by Marsa in the Mabrouk North-East field on onshore Block 10, will provide the required feedstock for the LNG plant.

As part of the Marsa LNG project, a 1mn metric tonne per year capacity LNG liquefaction plant will be built at the Port of Sohar. The LNG production is expected to start by the first quarter of 2028 and is primarily intended to serve the marine fuel market (LNG bunkering) in the Gulf. LNG quantities not sold as bunker fuel will be offloaded by TotalEnergies (80%) and OQ (20%).

Additionally, a dedicated 300MWp solar plant will be built to cover 100% of the annual power consumption of the Marsa LNG plant, allowing a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.