科特迪瓦同7家公司签订协议建设浮式液化天然气进口终端

Cote d’Ivoire energy minister Adama Toungara signed a ‘partnership’ agreement October 4 with seven companies for a floating LNG import terminal (FSRU) costing $200mn, targeting first LNG imports into the growing West African economy in mid-2018.Total would be operator, reported Reuters and local publisher Sen360, alongside six other partners: Shell, US-based Endeavor Energy, Ivory Coast state upstream firm Petroci and utility CI-Energies, Azeri state producer Socar and shipowner Golar LNG. Both news agencies cited a consortium source as saying the FSRU’s initial import capacity of 100mn ft³/d would be increased later to 500mn ft³/d.However Shell told NGW October 6 merely: “We were pleased to have been invited to meet with the minister of energy to hear about their energy aspirations. Any conversations with governments and other businesses are confidential. ”