Technip Energies secures major contract for FLNG expansion

Technip Energies said it has secured major contract for Coral Norte floating LNG project in Mozambique. (Image:

Technip Energies has been awarded a major engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) contract for the Coral Norte floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project offshore Mozambique, further advancing one of Africa’s largest LNG developments.

The contract was awarded by Mozambique Rovuma Venture (MRV), which represents the Area 4 concession partners led by Eni. Technip Energies will execute the project in partnership with JGC and Samsung Heavy Industries.

The award, combined with previously announced contracts related to the project, exceeds €1 billion in revenue for Technip Eneries, qualifying it as a “major” award under the company’s reporting criteria. The contract was recorded in the second quarter of 2026 within the company’s Project Delivery segment.

Coral Norte will be located in Mozambique’s offshore Area 4 gas block and is designed to produce approximately 3.6 million metric tons of LNG per year. Together with the existing Coral Sul FLNG facility, the development will increase the Coral hub’s total LNG production capacity to about 7 million metric tons annually.

The expansion is expected to strengthen Mozambique’s position as one of Africa’s leading LNG exporters at a time when global demand for natural gas continues to grow, particularly in Europe and Asia.

The project is being developed by Eni and its partners, including China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC), Mozambique’s state-owned Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH), XRG and Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS).

According to Technip Energies, Coral Norte will largely replicate the design of the Coral Sul FLNG facility, which began production in 2022 and was the first development in Mozambique’s Area 4 offshore concession. By using a standardized design and project delivery model, the partners aim to reduce execution risk, improve schedule certainty and capture lessons learned from the earlier project.

The replication strategy is particularly significant for the LNG industry, where cost inflation and project delays have challenged many new developments. Leveraging an existing design can shorten development timelines and improve predictability for both operators and contractors.

“The Coral Norte project reflects the confidence of Eni and its partners in our FLNG execution capabilities and in the performance in operations of the Coral South FLNG,” said Arnaud Pieton, chief executive officer of Technip Energies. “By leveraging our ‘design one, build many’ approach, we are demonstrating how a standardized model can accelerate large-scale offshore project delivery.”