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Marsa LNG Sohar jetty and marine access

Boskalis dredgers Coastway and Willem van Oranje working on the Marsa LNG access channel at SOHAR Port

Boskalis; exact Marsa LNG dredging campaign at SOHAR Port

Marsa LNG is developing a 1 mtpa LNG plant and bunkering hub at SOHAR Port through a USD 1.6 billion project owned by TotalEnergies (80%) and OQ Exploration & Production (20%). The marine works have crossed two different stages: Boskalis completed approximately 3.8 million cubic metres of dredging for the dedicated access channel, turning circle and berth pocket in April 2026, while BESIX continues construction of the LNG jetty, shore protection and drainage network. Current project imagery shows pile driving and prefabricated beam installation; it does not establish a complete jetty, installed loading arms, accepted berth or first LNG transfer.

Project signal

Construction in Oman

Current status Access-channel dredging completed; LNG jetty, shore protection and drainage under construction Source confidence Confirmed

Location

Oman / Middle East

Segment

Deep-water ports and energy terminals

Status

Access-channel dredging completed; LNG jetty, shore protection and drainage under construction / Confirmed

Last checked

28 July 2026

Coverage

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Deep-water ports and energy terminals is the primary work classification. Related sectors connect this record to adjacent marine delivery and market coverage.

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Project anatomy

Contract scope and delivery roles

Client / authority
SOHAR Port and Freezone for marine infrastructure; Marsa LNG LLC, owned by TotalEnergies (80%) and OQ Exploration & Production (20%), for the LNG plant and jetty topsides
Delivery parties
Boskalis - approximately 3.8 million cubic metres of access-channel, turning-circle and berth-pocket dredging, BESIX - LNG jetty, shore protection and drainage network, Technip Energies - Marsa LNG plant EPC and jetty topsides and loading-system interface, WSP - project design and oversight collaboration identified in current construction updates; exact contractual boundary not publicly defined, Serka INTECS joint venture - Marsa LNG buildings EPC subcontract; no published marine scope
Contract route
Split owner and contractor delivery. SOHAR Port and Freezone leads the dredged access and port marine infrastructure, with separate awards to Boskalis and BESIX. Marsa LNG placed the plant EPC with Technip Energies, whose downstream scope interfaces with the port-built jetty at the topsides, loading and control systems. Public records leave parts of the marine equipment, integration, towage and acceptance package chain unidentified.
Execution window
TotalEnergies announced final investment decision in April 2024 and the project broke ground in May 2025. Boskalis began dredging in February 2025 and completed the campaign in April 2026. BESIX described its fast-track marine contract as starting in summer 2025 with an approximately 16-month programme. Marsa LNG targets start-up in 2028. Jetty completion, topsides handover and an operational LNG berth remain outstanding milestones.
Works package
Boskalis dredged approximately 3.8 million cubic metres for a dedicated access channel, berth pocket and turning circle, using the Coastway and Willem van Oranje near an adjacent seawater intake. BESIX is building the new LNG jetty, shore protection and drainage. The Marsa-side jetty topsides comprise the pipe rack, process manifolds, LNG loading arms, safety systems and jetty control station. Buildings delivered through the Serka INTECS joint venture are a separate non-marine subcontract.
Marine interfaces
The dredged approach, turning circle, berth pocket, jetty piles and deck, shore protection, utilities, pipe rack, cryogenic transfer lines, loading arms, safety and control systems, navigation and mooring procedures must be accepted as one operating berth. The project ESIA separates SOHAR Port's jetty subsea foundation and access road from Marsa LNG's topsides, while substructure maintenance and mooring operations remain port responsibilities. That boundary makes dimensional control, load transfer, utility tie-ins, emergency shutdown logic, vessel compatibility and handover documentation critical.
Commercial evidence boundary
The principal civil marine packages are active. Outstanding work includes piles and deck, fenders and bollards, shore protection, drainage, topsides steel and piping, loading arms, controls, fire and gas systems, navigation aids, mooring studies, commissioning, hydrographic acceptance and first-vessel services. Current WSP references do not define its full contract scope.

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Material developments

Dated events that changed scope, counterparties, delivery, commissioning or operating status.

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Current construction evidence shows the LNG jetty substructure taking shape

BESIX and project-team updates show active piling, the Pauline jack-up platform and prefabricated beam installation, while reporting more than 1.5 million work hours without a lost-time injury. The evidence supports active construction, not structural completion or topsides handover.

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Boskalis completed the Marsa LNG dredging campaign

Completion of the approximately 3.8 million cubic metre access-channel, turning-circle and berth-pocket package removed one marine access gate but did not complete the jetty or LNG transfer systems.

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BESIX secured the SOHAR LNG jetty marine contract

The award identified BESIX for the jetty, shore protection and drainage network on an approximately 16-month fast-track programme, separating that package from Boskalis dredging and the LNG plant EPC.

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Marsa LNG plant construction broke ground

Technip Energies confirmed mobilisation and the start of plant execution, increasing the importance of the later port-to-topsides interface without proving marine completion.

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Marsa LNG reached final investment decision

The sponsors committed the USD 1.6 billion integrated LNG and solar project and a 2028 start-up objective, creating the delivery basis for the separate marine packages.

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Evidence gap

What remains unverified

Outstanding evidence

  • Jetty pile-driving completion and as-built pile survey
  • Prefabricated beam, deck and access-trestle completion
  • Shore protection, drainage and port utility handover
  • Fender, bollard, navigation-aid and mooring-system packages
  • Port substructure handover to the Technip Energies topsides interface
  • Pipe rack, cryogenic piping, manifolds and LNG loading-arm installation
  • Fire, gas, ESD, control and communications integration
  • Accepted hydrography, berth pocket depth and navigation approval
  • LNG carrier and 18,600 m3 bunkering-vessel compatibility
  • First transfer, first bunkering operation and sustained 2028 service

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Reporting status

Construction, confirmed confidence

Last checked 28 July 2026 across 10 cited sources. The dated timeline above carries the project events.

Last checked 28 July 2026 Cited sources 10

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