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Shell Bonny Island terminal

2 × 84,000 m³ LNG tanks

At a glance

Two 84,000 m³ full containment LNG tanks (9% Ni inner tank, post-tensioned concrete containment), Ø 61.3 m × H 34.1 m.

Contract

EPC, subcontract under the TSKJ consortium (Technip, Snamprogetti, Kellogg, JGC)

Project owner

Construction

Feb. 1996 – May 1999 (39 months)

Location

Bonny Island, Rivers State, Nigeria
Project presentation

Context & challenges

The Nigeria LNG (NLNG) project on Bonny Island was West Africa’s first LNG export terminal. Initiated in 1989 and commissioned in 1999, it marked Nigeria’s entry into the global LNG market. The first two liquefaction trains required the construction of two 84,000 m³ storage tanks.

Technical challenges & responses

  • Pioneer project in West Africa: Nigeria’s first LNG terminal.
  • Island environment: Bonny Island is accessible by sea.
  • International standards: full containment technology to the highest standards.

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