Total PNG LNG project FEED launched

French energy giant Total Energy said recently that the first phase of the front-end engineering design (FEED) of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Papua New Guinea, the LNG upstream facility, has started.

Meanwhile, studies on the liquefaction facility downstream of the facility are progressing in accordance with the overall project schedule, with the goal of launching an integrated FEED in the fourth quarter of 2022. Total Energy said the project is targeting a final investment decision (FID) by the end of 2023 and commissioning by the end of 2027.

The Papua New Guinea LNG project, jointly developed by Total Energy, ExxonMobil and Oil Search, has an annual production capacity of 5.6 million tons. Previously, the partners planned to add 3 new production lines to the existing Caution Bay plant, and the new plan has been changed to 2 production lines. The Papua New Guinea LNG project is sourced from the two gas fields Elk and Antelope in the PRL-15 block, and transports the gas to the liquefaction plant via a 320-kilometer onshore/offshore pipeline.

The project will also include carbon capture and storage options for carbon dioxide, with plans to reinject carbon dioxide into the gas fields.