Marsa LNG (TotalEnergies 80%, Oman state firm OQEP 20%), has secured a newbuild LNG bunker vessel for its 1mn t/y LNG facility in Sohar where construction is also underway (see map, MEES, 2 May). It will be the region's first LNG bunkering facility, giving Sohar a first mover advantage over Fujairah.
According to a 1 May press release from Total, the ‘Monte Shams’ is currently under construction and “will be stationed in Sohar from 2028, where it will supply LNG to a wide range of vessels.” Previously Total suggested it would use a vessel chartered from Spanish shipowner Ibaizabal (MEES, 11 October 2024). (CONTINUED - 186 WORDS)