Tycoon Julius Rone's UTM FLNG signs 15-year gas deal for Nigeria's first floating LNG plant
Julius Rone's UTM FLNG signed a 15-year deal with NNPC and Seplat for feed gas, clearing a hurdle to Nigeria's first floating LNG.
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Julius Rone's UTM FLNG signed a 15-year deal with NNPC and Seplat for feed gas, clearing a hurdle to Nigeria's first floating LNG.
UTM Offshore CEO Julius Rone says Nigeria’s first floating LNG facility will enter construction in 2026, targeting exports and domestic cooking gas supply.
At Africa Energy Week 2025 in Cape Town, Rone confirmed the $5 billion FLNG project is nearing FID, with Vitol and Seplat on board.
The appeal for investment was made during a meeting between Rone’s management team at UTM Offshore and Felix Omatsola Ogbe, the executive secretary of NCDMB.
A central figure in Nigeria’s energy sector, Rone outlined his vision for leveraging international partnerships to tap into the vast untapped natural gas reserves across the continent.
Rone is the founder of UTM Offshore, a company that is building the country’s first FLNG facility.
Rone said the facility will be an enabler of industry expansion.
The project is expected to be fully completed in 2026.