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1. Project Background
The Coral South FLNG project, also known as Coral Sul FLNG, is the first floating liquefied natural gas facility in Mozambique and the first FLNG developed in Africa's deep waters. The unit produces LNG from the Coral South gas field in Area 4 of the Rovuma Basin and was inaugurated in 2022. It is operated by Eni on behalf of the Area 4 partners.
In August 2024, Eni publicly reported that Coral Sul FLNG had produced 5 million tonnes of LNG since startup, confirming the unit was operating at design output. The partners have since taken FID on a sister facility, Coral North (Coral Norte) FLNG, structured as a near-replica of Coral Sul.
This matters for international procurement engineers because Coral South is one of the very few large-scale offshore liquefaction units in operation worldwide, and Coral North is one of the few that will repeat the same template. The combination signals continuing demand for cryogenic-grade fittings, low-temperature flanges and bends.
