Brass LNG Terminal
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Brass LNG Terminal is an LNG export terminal in Nigeria with units that are shelved (inferred 2 y).
Location
Table 1: Location details
| Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| T1 | Twon-Brass, Bayelsa, Nigeria[1] | 4.31, 6.246 (approximate) |
| T2 | Twon-Brass, Bayelsa, Nigeria[1] | 4.31, 6.246 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the terminal:
Project Details
Table 2: Infrastructure details
| Name | Facility type | Status | Capacity | Total terminal capacity | Offshore | Associated infrastructure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | export[2] | shelved (inferred 2 y) | 5 mtpa[2] | 10.0 mtpa | False | – |
| T2 | export[2] | shelved (inferred 2 y) | 5 mtpa[2] | 10.0 mtpa | False | – |
Table 3: Cost
| Name | Facility type | Cost | Total known terminal costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | export[2] | – | – |
| T2 | export[2] | – | – |
Financing
No financing data available.
Table 4: Project timeline
| Name | Facility type | Status | Proposal year | FID year | Construction year | Operating year | Inactive year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | export[2] | shelved (inferred 2 y) | 2003[3] | – | – | – | 2019 (shelved) |
| T2 | export[2] | shelved (inferred 2 y) | 2003[3] | – | – | – | 2019 (shelved) |
Ownership
Table 5: Ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Owners | Parent companies | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | export[2] | shelved (inferred 2 y) | Brass LNG Ltd [100%][4] | NNPC Ltd [49.0%]; ConocoPhillips Corp [17.0%]; Eni SpA [17.0%]; TotalEnergies SE [17.0%] | – |
| T2 | export[2] | shelved (inferred 2 y) | Brass LNG Ltd [100%][4] | NNPC Ltd [49.0%]; ConocoPhillips Corp [17.0%]; Eni SpA [17.0%]; TotalEnergies SE [17.0%] | – |
Background
In October 2003, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), U.S. firms Chevron and ConocoPhillips, and Italian firm Eni signed an agreement to create Brass LNG Limited. In November 2004, Brass LNG Limited awarded a construction contract to Bechtel to build a two-train, 10 million metric tons per year (mtpa) liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Nigeria's Bayelsa state. The plan was for construction to begin in Q3 2006.[5]
Since then, a number of different companies have rotated in & out of the project. Chevron left in 2006,[6] while Total joined in 2008.[7] ConocoPhillips pulled out of the project in 2014, as part of their overall withdrawal from Nigeria — leaving NNPC, Eni, and Total as the participating companies.[8]
Originally, the project was supposed to cost around $8.5 billion. However, some officials put the cost upward between $15 billion and $20 billion.[9]
In January 2017, after lying dormant for years, the project was rekindled following a meeting in London. $1 billion had already been spent on the project as of that date, but no final investment decision (FID) had been signed.[10] As of March 2017, the project's sponsors needed to find a new company to take on ConocoPhillips's share.[11] In June 2017, NNPC said that the project's sponsors were trying to redesign the project and find a market for the LNG; these tasks would need to be completed before an FID could be signed.[12]
As of June 2017, Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, who campaigned on a platform of bringing development and investment to the region, was trying to move forward with the proposed Brass LNG plans by working with the Federal government to expedite the process.[13]
Since its re-announcement in 2017, the project has been stalled by a lack of final investment. The project was to be built by the NNPC, Chevron, ConocoPhillips and Eni Group, but ConocoPhillips and Chevron have since withdrawn from the project.[14]
In April 2022, Nigeria's government indicated that it was looking to revive the project.[15]
In November 2023, NNPC said that it was in conversations with offshore investors to revive two old projects: Brass LNG Terminal and Olokola LNG Terminal.[16]
In September 2024, NNPC again confirmed it was in talks with investors to revive the projects.[17]
Articles and Resources
Additional data
To access additional data, including an interactive map of LNG terminals, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Gas Infrastructure Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://boskalis.com/about-us/projects/early-works-for-lng-plant-brass-island.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 http://abarrelfull.wikidot.com/brass-lng-terminal.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.bechtel.com/newsroom/releases/2004/11/front-end-engineering-design-contract-awarded/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://constructionreviewonline.com/news/nigeria/nigeria-to-review-us-18bn-brass-lng-project/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Brass LNG Project: Front End Engineering and Design Contract Awarded, Bechtel press release, 11 Nov. 2004.
- ↑ Chevron Pulls Out of $3.5bn Brass LNG Project, Proshare, 19 Feb. 2006.
- ↑ Total and CNOOC strengthen their partnership and sign an agreement to supply LNG to China, Total press release, 16 June 2008.
- ↑ Investors Meet in January on Brass LNG, Uncertainty Looms over OKLNG, This Day, 29 Dec. 2016.
- ↑ Martin Ayankola, "Brass LNG project may cost over $15bn", The Punch Newspaper, January 30, 2010
- ↑ Rekindled Hope for Brass LNG Project, This Day, 31 Jan. 2017.
- ↑ Nigeria’s Brass LNG project faces restructure, Interfax Global Energy, 31 Mar. 2017.
- ↑ Embargo on $20bn Brass LNG projects FID worsens Nigeria’s revenue deficit, New Telegraph, 2 June 2017.
- ↑ Dickson Moves to actualise $20bn Brass LNG Project, Vanguard, June 15, 2017
- ↑ Femi Asu,Nigeria incurring huge losses over stalled $30bn LNG projects — Experts Punch Nigeria, February 27, 2019
- ↑ Esau (i_esau), Iain (2022-04-20). "'We want project to pull through this time': Nigeria minister talks up Brass LNG revival | Upstream Online". Upstream Online | Latest oil and gas news. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ↑ admin (2023-11-15). "NNPC Ltd Sets to Resuscitate Brass and Olokola LNG Projects Returns to Negotiation Table with Offshore Investors". Financial Energy Review. Retrieved 2024-07-18.
- ↑ "Gastech 2024: NNPC seeks investors to revive Brass, Olokola LNG projects". www.ogj.com. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
