BP And Area 4 Partners Sign LNG Agreement For Offshore Mozambique

(RTTNews) - BP (BP.L, BP_UN.TO, BP) and the Area 4 concession partners, Eni East Africa , Galp Energia , Kogas and Empresa Nactional de Hidrocarbonetos, entered into a sales and purchase agreement for BP to purchase 100% of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) produced by the EEA-operated Coral South Floating LNG facility expected to be installed offshore Mozambique. Commercial details of the agreement were not disclosed.

The agreement covers the purchase of LNG for over 20 years. The agreement, which has been approved by the government of Mozambique, is conditional on the Final Investment Decision (FID) being taken for the project, which is currently expected by the end of 2016. The Coral South Floating LNG facility is expected to have a capacity above 3.3 million tonnes per annum.

BP said it will use LNG from the contract to help meet its global supply commitments.