据项目合作伙伴称，莫桑比克近海的 Coral Sul FLNG（浮式液化天然气）项目于 11 月 13 日运送了第一批液化天然气。

Coral Sul设施位于鲁伍马盆地的Coral天然气田，是莫桑比克首次进军全球液化天然气市场。尽管受到新冠疫情相关的挫折，该项目在五年前的 2017 年获得批准后仍按时、按预算投产。

埃尼新闻稿称，该项目由Area 4 Partners拥有，由莫桑比克鲁伍玛风险投资公司运营，该风险投资公司由埃尼公司、埃克森移动公司、中国石油天然气集团公司、Galp SA、韩国天然气公司和ENH Power组成。

“来自 Coral South 项目和莫桑比克的第一批液化天然气是埃尼战略中迈出的新的重要一步，该战略利用天然气作为来源，为欧洲的能源安全做出重大贡献，同时也通过增加供应多样化，同时支持公正和可持续的转型，”埃尼首席执行​​官克劳迪奥·德斯卡尔齐在埃尼新闻稿中评论道。

埃尼表示，该设施的天然气液化能力为每年 340 万吨，预计将从 Coral 储层的 450 Bcm 天然气中生产液化天然气。

石油巨头英国石油公司在另一份新闻稿中报道称，该公司成功装载了液化天然气货物。通过2016年与合资企业签署的长期承购合同，BP将购买Coral Sul 100%的液化天然气产量，并寻求到2030年将其液化天然气产品组合扩大到3000万吨的机会。

英国石油公司贸易和航运执行副总裁卡罗尔·豪尔在英国石油公司新闻稿中表示，莫桑比克的液化天然气生产将有助于推动该国和项目合作伙伴的发展，因为世界现在比以往任何时候都更加依赖液化天然气的可靠性来确保能源安全。

“随着世界寻求安全、负担得起和低碳的能源，全球对液化天然气的需求预计将继续增长，”她继续说道。“这一新的供应来源进一步增强了 BP 向全球市场提供液化天然气的能力，我们期待继续与所有参与该项目的各方密切合作。”

The Coral Sul FLNG (floating LNG) project offshore Mozambique shipped its first LNG on Nov. 13, according to partners on the project.

Located in the Coral gas field of the Rovuma Basin, the Coral Sul facility represents Mozambique's first venture into the global LNG market. Despite COVID-related setbacks, the project came on-stream on time and on budget after it was sanctioned five years ago in 2017.

The project is owned by the Area 4 Partners, operated by the Mozambique Rovuma Venture comprised of Eni SpA, Exxon Mobile Corp., China National Petroleum Corp., Galp S.A., Korea Gas Corp. and ENH Power, an Eni press release stated.

"The first shipment of LNG from Coral South project, and from Mozambique, is a new and significant step forward in Eni’s strategy to leverage gas as a source that can contribute in a significant way to Europe’s energy security, also through the increasing diversification of supplies, while also supporting a just and sustainable transition," Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi commented in the Eni release.

The facility has a gas liquefaction capacity of 3.4 million tonnes per annum, expected to produce LNG from the Coral reservoir's 450 Bcm of gas, Eni said.

Oil major BP Plc successfully loaded the LNG cargo, the company reported in a separate press release. Through a long-term offtake contract signed with the joint venture in 2016, BP will purchase 100% of the Coral Sul LNG output as it looks for opportunities to expand its LNG portfolio to 30 million tonnes by 2030.

Mozambique's LNG production will help advance the country and the project partners as the world relies more now than ever on the reliability of LNG to ensure energy security, BP executive vice president of trading and shipping Carol Howle said in the BP press release.

"As the world seeks secure, affordable and lower carbon energy, global demand for LNG is expected to continue to grow," she continued. "This new supply source further enhances BP’s capability to deliver LNG to markets across the world and we look forward to continuing our close collaboration with all those involved in the project."