Greek manufacturer Corinth Pipeworks has secured a line pipe supply contract valued between $200 million and $250 million for the Rovuma LNG Phase 1 Project offshore Mozambique. The contract was awarded by ExxonMobil Moçambique Limitada on behalf of the Area 4 Partners, marking a significant supply chain milestone for one of the world's largest natural gas developments currently under execution.
Under the agreement, Corinth Pipeworks will produce approximately 250 kilometres of high-performance steel pipe, totalling around 120,000 metric tons of Longitudinally Submerged Arc Welded (LSAW) pipe ranging from 20 to 24 inches in diameter. The pipe will form part of the project's offshore gathering network and will be manufactured at the company's facility in Thisvi, Greece. The scope includes application of anti-corrosion coatings and concrete weight coatings, which are required to maintain structural integrity under deepwater gas operating conditions in the Rovuma Basin.
The operator structure for Area 4 is led by Mozambique Rovuma Venture S.p.A., a joint venture owned by ExxonMobil, Eni S.p.A., and China National Petroleum Corp., holding a combined 70 percent participation interest. The remaining 30 percent is split equally among Galp, Kogas, and Mozambique's state-owned Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH). This consortium represents a concentration of major international energy capital that underscores the strategic scale of the Rovuma development.
Corinth Pipeworks is the steel pipe division of Cenergy Holdings and has delivered energy infrastructure piping across more than 55 countries. General Manager Ilias Bekiros described the award as a reflection of operator confidence in the company's technical capabilities for complex offshore projects. For Rovuma LNG, the pipe contract is a key upstream supply chain step as the project works toward building out its subsea gathering infrastructure ahead of LNG production and export operations.
For Norwegian oil and gas service companies, the activation of major supply contracts on Rovuma LNG signals that the project's offshore infrastructure phase is advancing in concrete terms. The deepwater gathering network requiring coated LSAW pipe of this scale points to significant parallel demand for subsea installation vessels, pipeline lay contractors, inspection and commissioning services, and associated subsea hardware. Companies active in FPSO integration, subsea umbilicals, risers, and flowlines, as well as those with LNG marine and terminal expertise, should treat this contract award as a procurement momentum indicator and position themselves accordingly with the Area 4 operator group.