Ethiopia’s Ministry of Mines signed an agreement with Chinese firms GCL Group and Jurong Group on 16 October to build the second phase of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant at the Calub field in the Ogaden Basin, GCL disclosed on 19 October. Jurong will provide construction, storage and gas processing; the contract value, added capacity and timetable were not disclosed. The first phase, commissioned in October 2025, turns 200,000 cubic metres of gas a day into about 50,000 tonnes of LNG a year for domestic industry. The second phase is also meant to serve export markets, but landlocked Ethiopia has no confirmed export route, and earlier plans to send Ogaden gas through Djibouti have not materialised.
Sources
- Capital (Ethiopia): https://capitalethiopia.com/2026/10/20/gcl-jurong-launch-phase-ii-lng-construction-under-new-ethiopia-agreement/
- Oil & Gas Journal: https://www.ogj.com/refining-processing/gas-processing/lpg-markets/news/55413231/gcl-jurong-sign-contract-for-ethiopia-lng-project
- Addis Standard (via allAfrica): https://allafrica.com/stories/202610200412.html