RINA to support Eni’s Coral South FLNG project in Africa

RINA Services has been chosen by Italian energy giant Eni to certify and provide validation services for the company’s Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) unit, intended for the Coral South Development Project – the first project of its kind in Africa.

Specifically, RINA will act as Certification Authority for the design and fabrication of subsea structures and equipment, as the riser and flowlines, the umbilicals and the subsea production system, and will provide technological validation services for the FLNG.

The unit, one of the three existing globally, will be installed in the South Part of Area 4, offshore Mozambique, in the deep waters of Rovuma basin, and is expected to boost Mozambique’s economy, as it will have a capacity of around 3.4 MTPA (million tons per year).

Discovered by Eni in 2012, the Coral natural gas field contains approximately 450 billion cubic meters of gas. The first phase of the Coral field exploitation includes the development of five trillion cubic feet of gas and the commencement of the production is expected by 2021.

     “The 11 offices that RINA now has across Africa are…the evidence that we see the continent as an important future energy market. Naturally, Mozambique is particularly important and we look forward to strengthening our relationship with Eni playing a major role in Mozambique’s oil & gas industry” said Andrea Bombardi, CCO Energy & Infrastructure at RINA Services.