Ghana: Golar wins firm FSRU contract for LNG import scheme

Nigerian joint venture West African Gas Ltd has given Golar LNG Ltd a firm contract for a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) for an LNG import scheme at Tema port. WAGL is jointly owned by subsidiaries of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation with 60% and Sahara Group subsidiary Sahara Energy Resource Ltd with 40%. Golar said the FSRU would be moored inside the port at a new jetty being built by WAGL. Start-up is planned for Q2 2016, and the contract will be for an initial period of five years, with the option for WAGL to extend for a further five years.