Three firms have secured contracts for the TotalEnergies-led Marsa LNG bunkering project worth about $1.6 billion, according to Oman’s Sohar Port and Freezone.
Under the first agreement, WSP International Oman Branch was awarded a consultancy services contract, to provide project management, back-office support, design review, site supervision, and contract management, Sohar Port and Freezone said in a statement.
This contract will run from November 2024 to November 2028.
Moreover, the second agreement was signed with Boskalis International Oman Branch, a unit of Dutch dredging company Boskalis, for dredging works.
The work includes the removal of about 3.8 million cubic meters of material to develop the access channel, berth pocket, and turning circle, with project completion expected in September 2025.
In February this year, Sohar Port and Freezone announced the start of the dredging operations as part of the Marsa LNG project.
Sohar Port and Freezone also said that the third contract was awarded to Six Construct LLC Oman Branch, covering the construction of the LNG jetty, shore protection, and drainage systems, with a construction timeline of 16 months from contract signing.
It did not provide the pricing details of the contracts.
LNG bunkering vessel charter
In April 2024, TotalEnergies took a final investment decision on the Marsa LNG bunkering project.
The Marsa LNG project is an integrated complex developed by TotalEnergies with a 80 percent share while Oman’s OQ has 20 percent.
Technip Energies won the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract worth up to $1.06 billion, while CB&I will build one 165,500-cbm storage tank for up to $250 million.
The one mtpa liquefaction plant will be built in the port of Sohar, and LNG production is expected to start by the first quarter of 2028.
TotalEnergies said in a separate statement on Thursday that the ground-breaking of the Marsa LNG plant took place.
Moreover, a charter contract for a new LNG bunkering vessel has been signed by Marsa LNG, according to TotalEnergies.
This vessel, named Monte Shams in reference to the Jabal Shams or the “Mountain of the Sun” in north-eastern Oman, is under construction and will be stationed in Sohar from 2028, where it will supply LNG to a wide range of vessels (containerships, tankers, large cruise ships), TotalEnergies said.
This article was updated with a statement by TotalEnergies.)
