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Technip Energies Secures Contract for Mozambique Coral Norte LNG Project

Key highlights
  • Technip Energies, JGC, and Samsung Heavy Industries partner on Coral Norte FLNG project.
  • The hull launch occurred on January 16, 2026, in Geoje, South Korea.
  • Coral Norte is an enhanced replica of the Coral Sul project.
  • The project uses the same feed gas composition and field location as Coral Sul.

Project Overview

Technip Energies, in collaboration with JGC and Samsung Heavy Industries, has been awarded a contract by Mozambique Rovuma Venture for the Coral Norte Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) project. This project represents Mozambique's second floating LNG facility.

Project Progress

The Coral Norte project builds on the success of the Coral Sul project, utilizing the same feed gas composition and field location. The hull launch took place on January 16, 2026, in Geoje, South Korea, marking significant progress.

Design and Efficiency

Coral Norte is designed as an enhanced replica of Coral Sul, incorporating lessons learned to improve efficiency, LNG capacity, and performance. This approach aims to deliver greater certainty and predictability in project execution.