Ivory Coast FSRU Terminal

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Ivory Coast FSRU Terminal, also called the Abidjan FSRU, is a cancelled LNG import terminal in the Ivory Coast.

Location

The project would have been moored off the coast of the Ivory Coast, but a specific location was never determined.

Project Details

• Parent: Total – 34%, SOCAR – 26%, Shell – 13%, Petro CI – 11%, Golar – 6%, CI-Energies – 5% and Endeavor Energy – 5%
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• Capacity: 3 million tons per year
• Status: Cancelled
• Type: Import
• Start Year: 2018

Background

The regasification terminal, located in Cote d’Ivoire, would have included a floating storage and three-million-tonnes-per-year LNG regasification terminal – as well as a pipeline connecting the unit to existing and planned power plants across the region. It was expected to be operational in mid-2018. Total led the special purpose vehicle CI-GNL that would have developed and operated the project. Shareholders included: Total – 34%, SOCAR – 26%, Shell – 13%, Petro CI – 11%, Golar – 6%, CI-Energies – 5% and Endeavor Energy – 5%.