Supporting LNG Import Facility Project Preparation Tender - 46327182

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Country: Libya

Summary: Supporting LNG Import Facility Project Preparation

Deadline: 20 Oct 2020

Posting Date: 07 Oct 2020

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 46327182

Document Ref. No.: 1269420

Competition: ICB

Financier: World Bank (WB)

Purchaser Ownership: -

Tender Value: Refer Document

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79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

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Expression of Interest are invited for Supporting LNG Import Facility Project Preparation for Libya.
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR SELECTION # 1269420
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Selection Information
Assignment Title
Supporting LNG Import Facility Project Preparation for Libya
Publication Date
06-Oct-2020
Expression of Interest Deadline
20-Oct-2020 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time - Washington D.C.)
Language of Notice
English
Selection Notice
Assignment Country
LY - Libya

Funding Sources
The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment/services under:
BB - BANK BUDGET

TF0A7882 - Support for Preparation of Libya Emergency Electricity Supply Improvement Project

TF0A8236 - Libya: Support for Preparation of LNG Import Component

Individual/Firm
The consultant will be a firm.
Assignment Description
SELECTION FOR CONSULTANTS BY THE WORLD BANK GROUP
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
Electronic Submissions through World Bank Group eConsultant2

https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org/wbgec/index.html
ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW
Assignment Title: 1269420 - Supporting LNG Import Facility Project Preparation for Libya
Assignment Countries:

- Libya
ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION
The objective of the assignment is to support the preparation of two LNG import facility projects at Al-Khoms and Tripoli West Station, which could help alleviate the electricity shortages while reducing the overall generation costs through improving natural gas availability
FUNDING SOURCE
The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment / services described below under the following:

- BANK BUDGET

- Support for Preparation of Libya Emergency Electricity Supply Improvement Project

- Libya: Support for Preparation of LNG Import Component
ELIGIBILITY
Eligibility restrictions apply:

[Please type list of restrictions]
INDIVIDUAL / FIRM PROFILE

The consultant will be a firm.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The World Bank Group now invites eligible firms to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc. for firms; CV and cover letter for individuals). Please note that the total size of all attachments should be less than 5MB. Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.
Interested firms are hereby invited to submit expressions of interest.
Expressions of Interest should be submitted, in English, electronically through World Bank Group eConsultant2 (https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org/wbgec/index.html)
NOTES

Following this invitation for Expression of Interest, a shortlist of qualified firms will be formally invited to submit proposals. Shortlisting and selection will be subject to the availability of funding.
Only those firms which have been shortlisted will receive notification. No debrief will be provided to firms which have not been shortlisted.
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Qualification Criteria
1. Provide information showing that they are qualified in the field of the assignment. *

2. Provide information on the technical and managerial capabilities of the firm. *

3. Provide information on their core business and years in business. *

4. Provide information on the qualifications of key staff. *
The World Bank

Libya: Supporting LNG Import Facility Project Preparation

Terms of Reference for Consultant

A. Background and Objectives

A.1 Introduction

Piped natural gas cannot be adequately supplied along the coastal areas of Libya, where most of the

power generation capacity is located, due to limitation of the domestic gas production available for the

power sector and the maximum permissible pipeline pressure in the coastal pipeline. Furthermore,

natural gas production in Libya is expected to reduce over the next few years and will be increasingly

insufficient to meet power generation needs, even when future gas exploration and production plans are

considered. In 2019, there was expected to be a natural gas deficit of around 548 MMscfd (million

standard cubic feet per day) along the Libyan coast, mainly due to pipeline pressure. This deficit was also

estimated to grow to around 1, 308 MMscfd by 2022, driven by two factors: under-construction power

plants being commissioned and reduction in domestic gas supply availability. This deficit has resulted in

purchases of expensive liquid fuels estimated to have cost approximately US$1.5 billion in 2019, which

would increase to around US$8.2 billion by 2022 due to increased generation from new plants as well as

better maintained old plants.

Based on a detailed study of fuel supply options for the power plants in Libya (summary of the results is

presented in Section A.2 below), increasing natural gas supply through LNG imports(FSRU-based facilities,

one on either side of the western/central segment, one in Tripoli West and another one in Tobruk) was

found to be the most economically attractive option for the next 6-8 years. Based on preliminary

estimates, these facilities can be implemented in approximately 12-18 months with a capital cost of nearly

US$250 million per terminal (depending on layout). Measures such as reducing natural gas exports to Italy

and increasing compression pressure at Mellitah were found to be necessary, but insufficient to address

the shortfall. An alternate solution to build a looping pipeline (an additional pipeline section parallel to

the main coastal pipeline) to increase flow between Mellitah and south Tripoli was also found inadequate

due to likely shortfalls in local gas production over the short-medium term in addition to involving pipeline

costs and high project completion risks. Further, upcoming generation capacities in West Tripoli (West

Station), Derna and Tobruk cannot be supplied natural gas through pipelines and can only be run with

imported liquid fuels or LNG. Some of the benefits of LNG imports were found to be as follows:

1) Potential savings: that can be realized by importing LNG instead of fuel oil to supply existing power

plants and those currently under construction, categorized by region include the following:

- US$18.2 billion of NPV (10 years) savings in the western and central segments (excluding West Tripoli

(West Station).

- US$3.1 billion of NPV (10 years) savings in the West Tripoli (West Station) region (if both plants come

online).

- US$1.5 billion of NPV (10 yeas) savings in the Tobruk region.

2) Currently, the pressure in the coastal pipeline is too low to reach central locations such as Sirte and

even barely reaches Misrata. The regasified LNG entering the system will be sufficiently pressurized to

reach such locations and can lead to an efficient reallocation of natural gas along the pipeline, leading to

improved management of power plants according to least cost planning.

A.2 Summary Results from Report

on ‘LNG Imports Business Case

Assessment for Libya-

Under a World Bank supported

consultancy assignment on ‘LNG

Imports Business Case Assessment for

Libya (2019)- the consultants have

assessed the need for LNG imports in

Libya over the next ten years. The

study examined the need for LNG

import in four regions of electricity

demand and supply in Libya to address

any shortfall in supply of domestic natural gas. It found a strong business rationale for implementing a

2nd Generation FSRU in Al Khoms area, and 1st Generation FSRUs in Tripoli West and Tobruk areas by

2022. If Tripoli West can be connected, a 1st Generation FSRU at Al Khoms (along with the 1st Generation

FSRU at Tripoli West) would suffice. These (1st Generation FSRUs) will be quicker and cheaper to deploy.

In case the anticipated increase in domestic gas production in the eastern region does not materialize,

then a 1st Generation FSRU would be needed in Brega by 2025. A pipeline connection between Tobruk

and Derna is needed by 2027 to supply regasified LNG to Derna from Tobruk.

Gas Demand

Region

Short Term

(2019-21)

Medium Term

(2022-2024)

Long Term

(2025 onwards)

Connected West

Base Case Saving: $

18.2 B (NPV10)

FSRU needed but may not be

implementable in short term.

Target 2022: 2

nd Generation FSRU in Al

Khoms area. If Tripoli West can be

connected, then a 1st Generation FSRU

at Al Khoms (along with the 1st

Generation FSRU recommended for

Tripoli West) would suffice.

Target 2025: If the future power

projects materialize as planned,

another 2nd Generation FSRU

would be necessary in the

Western region.

Tripoli West

Base Case Saving: $

3.1 B (NPV10)

FSRU not needed in short term. Target 2022: 1

st Generation FSRU in

Tripoli West area.

Target 2022: Tripoli West pipeline

connection. (if feasible).

No additional FSRU needed.

Connected East

Base Case Saving:

N/A

With expected increase in

domestic gas production, FSRU

not attractive in short term.

With stable domestic production,

deficits would be below feasibility

threshold for LNG imports.

Target 2022: Increase compression in

east-west connection for higher flow

from Al Khoms FSRU.

Target 2025: Installation of a 1st

Generation FSRU at Brega if

domestic production declines.

Tobruk Region

Base Case

Saving: $ 1.5 B

(NPV10)

FSRU not needed in short term,

till the Tobruk project is

commissioned

Target 2022: 1

st Generation FSRU in

Tobruk area.

Target 2027: Derna-Tobruk Gas

Pipeline.

Tasks Ahead 1. Design, Procure and

Implement FSRU projects at

Al Khoms, Tripoli West and

Tobruk.

2. Conduct pre-feasibility,

design, procure and

implement Tripoli West

pipeline connection.

3. Increase compression in

east-west pipeline.

1. De

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