Matola FSRU
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Matola FSRU, also known as Maputo FSRU, is a proposed LNG import terminal in Mozambique.
Location
Table 1: Location details
| Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Matola FSRU | Matola, Mozambique[1] | -25.966562, 32.506834 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matola FSRU | import[2] | proposed[3] | 2.5 mtpa[1] | 2.5 mtpa | True | – |
Table 3: Cost
| Name | Facility type | Cost | Total known terminal costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matola FSRU | import[2] | US$550,000,000[4] | US$550,000,000 |
Financing
No financing data available.
Table 4: Project timeline
| Name | Facility type | Status | Proposal year | FID year | Construction year | Operating year | Inactive year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matola FSRU | import[2] | proposed[3] | 2019[3] | 2025 (Pre-FID)[1] | – | 2027[4][1] | – |
Ownership
Table 5: Ownership
| Name | Facility type | Status | Owners | Parent companies | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matola FSRU | import[2] | proposed[3] | Matola Gas Co; TotalEnergies SE[2][2] | Gigajoule; TotalEnergies SE | – |
Background
In November 2019, Total and South African gas facilities developer Gigajoule signed a joint development agreement (JDA) for the import of LNG into Maputo. The agreement includes the mooring of a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) in Matola, a suburb of Maputo. A final investment decision (FID) for the US$350 million project could be taken by mid-2020 with gas deliveries potentially starting by late 2022. Total has agreed to provide the proposed gas supplies. Gas imported at Matola is expected to be sent to South Africa via the Rompco Pipeline.[5] Gigajoule is working on the project through a local subsidiary, Matola Gas Co., which controls a 100 km pipeline network around Maputo. Currently Matola Gas takes supplies from the Rompco Pipeline controlled by South Africa’s Sasol Petroleum International. The South African company produces gas from the Pande and Temane fields and exports most of this to South Africa. Production is expected to decline from the two Mozambique fields around 2023-24.[6]
In March 2022, Gigajoule said that they expected to reach FID by the end of the year and to begin operations in 2025.[7]
In October 2023, TotalEnergies said that it expected to take FID on the project in September 2024.[8]
In October 2024, Gigajoule said that FID was expected by Q2 2025, with gas shipments beginning by the end of 2027. The terminal is expected to have a capacity of 2.5 million tons per annum.[9]
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 1.2 1.3 https://www.energyconnects.com/news/gas-lng/2024/october/total-set-to-back-mozambique-lng-terminal-to-boost-gas-imports/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://www.energyvoice.com/oilandgas/africa/213026/total-signs-on-to-maputo-lng-import-plan/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 https://www.upstreamonline.com/lng/mozambiques-matola-lng-scheme-races-ahead/2-1-816152.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://www.reuters.com/article/safrica-lng-gigajoule-idINL8N2V57C7.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Iain Esau, Mozambique's Matola LNG scheme races ahead, Upstream, May 28, 2020
- ↑ Ed Reed, Total signs on to Maputo LNG import plan, Energy Voice, November 29, 2019
- ↑ Staff, Reuters (2022-03-03). "South Africa's Gigajoule expects to import first LNG cargo at new Mozambique terminal by mid-2025". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
{{cite news}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ↑ Reuters. TotalEnergies targets FID on Matola LNG by Sept 2024. October 25, 2023.
- ↑ "Total Set to Back Mozambique LNG Terminal to Boost Gas". Energy Connects. 2024-10-15. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
