The Angola LNG project is likely to ship a cargo of chilled gas soon as an LNG tanker is en route to the plant in Soyo, according to shipping data.

The vessel, Sonangol Sambizanga is expected to be moored at the liquefaction and export plant in Soyo on April 15.

This is going to be the first cargo of chilled gas to depart from the $10 billion Soyo LNG export plant ever since it was closed in April 2014 due to a flare line rupture.

The plant is a single-train facility with the capacity to produce 5.2 million t/y as well as a committed fleet of seven LNG tankers.

Chevron at the beginning of this year revealed that it anticipates to export first LNG cargo in Q2 of 2016. The company stated that almost all of the first production from the project would be sold on spot market.

Angola LNG had also entered into a deal with EDF Trading, for the delivery of multiple cargoes on an ex-ship basis (DES) from 2016 till 2018.

The LNG is a joint venture between Chevron, Sonangol, BP, Eni and Total with 36.4%, 22.8%, 13.6%, 13.6% and 13.6% interests respectively, LNG World News reports.

Anita Fatunji