US Gas Producer Sees $500 Million Investment in Congo Methane Project
- Company to extract methane and CO2 from Lake Kivu Idjwi block
- Houston company plans gas pipeline to Bukavu for miners
Lake Kivu
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Winds Exploration and Production LLC said its project to produce methane from Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo can be expanded to a $500 million investment and displace diesel generators used by miners.
The company plans to build a modular plant, ship methane by pipeline and export liquefied CO2 from the 473-square-kilometer (183-square-mile) Idjwi block it won last month.