(AGENPARL) - Roma, 7 Febbraio 2026 - (AGENPARL) – Sat 07 February 2026 The President of the Republic of Congo, Denis Sassou N’Guesso,
and Eni’s Chief Executive Officer, Claudio Descalzi, celebrate the
first LNG cargo from Phase 2 of Congo LNG
The Congo LNG project, which has now entered commercial production, is a core
component of Eni’s strategy aimed at growing its presence in the global gas and LNG
market through cost-competitive projects in diversified geographies.
Pointe-Noire (Republic of Congo), 7 February 2026 – The President of the Republic of
Congo, Denis Sassou N’Guesso, and Eni’s Chief Executive Officer, Claudio Descalzi,
attended today in Pointe-Noire the ceremony marking the first cargo of liquefied
natural gas (LNG) from the Nguya FLNG floating facility, signaling the start-up of gas
exports from Phase 2 of the Congo LNG project. This represents a further step toward
Eni’s target of expanding its LNG portfolio to 20 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) by
2030, leveraging the flexibility, competitiveness and geographical diversification of its
equity projects, and is a key milestone in building a leading position in the global LNG
market.
With Phase 2, the Congo LNG project reaches a total liquefaction capacity of 3 million
tonnes per annum (MTPA) of LNG, equivalent to 4.5 billion cubic metres of gas per
year, leveraging gas resources from the Nené and Litchendjili fields in the offshore
Marine XII license.
Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi commented: “Today we reach a very important milestone
thanks to the relationship of trust built with the country’s institutions and local
communities. We have been the only company to invest in gas to develop the domestic
market and to reduce routine flaring. This decision, taken more than 20 years ago, led
us to discover enough volumes to enable export as well. Phase II of the Congo LNG
project was delivered in record time compared with industry averages, increasing gas
availability on international markets and contributing to Italian and European energy
security, while at the same time generating concrete benefits for the local economy”.
Congo LNG highlights Eni’s ability to transform gas resources into strategic value for
the country and for international markets, through a cost-competitive project with
strong environmental performance. Phase 1 of Congo LNG, launched with the Tango
FLNG liquefaction unit, reached start-up in December 2023, just over one year after
the project definition. Phase 2 start-up, in turn, comes only 35 months after
construction of the Nguya FLNG unit began, setting a new international industry
benchmark in terms of execution speed and efficiency.
Eni has been present in the Republic of the Congo since 1968. With equity production
of approximately 70 kboed in 2025, expected to rise to 110 kboed in 2026, Eni is
currently the country’s leading producer of associated and non-associated gas. The
company supplies gas to the Congo Power Plant, which provides around 70% of the
country’s electricity generation capacity, and contributes to the strengthening of the
high-voltage transmission network. Eni is also active in initiatives supporting the
energy transition, such as the agri-feedstock project, which integrates the country into
the biofuels value chain and represents a development lever for the agro-industrial
sector, as well as a wide range of programmes aimed at improving local communities’
access to energy, water, healthcare and economic diversification.
Eni Company Contacts:
Website: www.eni.com