Eni delivers Congo LNG Phase 2 with first cargo from Nguya vessel

With the Phase 2 delivery, Congo's liquefaction capacity has increased to 3 million tpy.

Feb. 13, 2026

Aerial photo of Nguya floating LNG vessel offshore Congo — First cargo of LNG from the Nguya floating LNG vessel, signaling the start-up of gas exports from Phase 2 of the Congo LNG project

Eni SPA has delivered Phase 2 of the Congo LNG project with the first LNG cargo export from the 2.4-million tonne/year (tpy) Nguya floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit, lifting the Republic of Congo’s liquefaction capacity to 3 million tpy.

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Phase 2 leverages natural gas resources from Nené and Litchendjili fields in the offshore Marine XII license, which lies 20 km offshore Congo and is estimated to hold 1.3-billion boe proven and probable reserves.

Phase 1 of Congo LNG, launched with the 600,000-tpy Tango FLNG vessel, reached start-up in December 2023, just over 1 year after the project definition. Phase 2 start-up comes only 35 months after construction of the Nguya FLNG unit began, Eni said in a release Feb. 7.