TotalEnergies, OQ Exploration break ground at Marsa LNG plant in Oman

Under the patronage of Salim bin Nasser Al Aufi, Minister of Energy & Minerals of the Sultanate of Oman, Patrick Pouyanne, chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies (TTE), and Ahmed Al Azkawi, OQ Exploration and Production CEO, celebrated the ground-breaking of the Marsa LNG plant, in the port of Sohar, northern Oman, one year after the final investment decision. The 1M ton per year liquefaction plant is being built by Marsa LNG, a joint company between TotalEnergies and OQEP. The LNG production, which is expected to start in the first quarter of 2028, is primarily intended to serve the marine fuel market in the Gulf.