Energy pairing break ground on ultra-low-carbon LNG plant for Oman

Multinational TotalEnergies and Oman’s OQ Exploration and Production have broken ground on a 1 mtpa Marsa liquefied natural gas plant at the port of Sohar in northern Oman.

Construction begins a year after the project reached final investment decision. Production is expected to start in Q1 2028, primarily serving the marine fuel (LNG bunkering) market in the Arabian Gulf.

The Marsa LNG plant is fully electrified and combined with a 300 megawatt-peak (MWp) photovoltaic solar farm that will supply the equivalent of the plant’s annual energy needs.

Marsa LNG will therefore be one of the lowest carbon intensity LNG plants in the world, with less than 3 kg CO₂e/boe of Scope 1 and 2 emissions. This is 90% lower than the average carbon intensity of LNG plants in the world, which stands around 35 kg CO₂e/boe.¹