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Monthly liquefied natural gas (LNG) production and cargo loadings at Africa’s $12bn Angola LNG plant will be cut by around 80% as it enters a 32-day scheduled maintenance shutdown.
Angola’s National Agency for Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels (ANPG), confirmed the closure of the 5.2 million tonnes per annum LNG plant for a “periodic major maintenance turnaround,” which began 8 July.
ANGP said this process supports the continued safety and efficiency of operations, adding that Angola LNG is working towards timely solutions to fulfil its global LNG contracts.
Once maintenance work has concluded, the ramp up of LNG production will be a gradual and safe process.
In 2016, Angola LNG resumed LNG production and sales after a period of planned shutdown tied to its commissioning programme.
Angola LNG is a partnership between energy firms Sonangol (22.8%), Chevron (36.4%), TotalEnergies (13.6%), Azule Energy Angola Production (13.6%), and Azule Energy Exploration (Angola) (13.6%), each with respective stakes.
