UAE firm to build FLNG barge for Perenco’s project in Gabon

Perenco affiliate Dixstone and UAE-based engineering and construction firm Technomak have signed a strategic engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, integration (EPCCI) agreement for the Cap Lopez FLNG project in Gabon.

After Perenco made the final investment decision for the Cap Lopez FLNG project, the contract for the construction, procurement, and integration of the project was awarded to Dixstone.

The project is a nearshore type LNG facility that will produce 0,7 mtpa of LNG and 25,000 tonnes of LPG per year with a storage capacity of 137,000 cum in an ex-gas tanker converted to an FSO.

The project is expected to expand on the existing Cap Lopez oil export terminal once it comes online, scheduled for 2026.

Under the deal between Dixtone and Techcomak, the latter will fully construct and assemble the FLNG barge at its facility in the United Arab Emirates before being transported to Gabon.

A contract for the LNG liquefication technology has already been awarded to Aragon, an affiliate of Seatrium, earlier this year.