Eight pre-qualified consortia have put in bids to build one or more of a three floating storage and regasification units for the Lebanon.

The Ministry of Energy and Water, which is handling the tender, named individual bidders Gas Natural Fenosa of Spain, French energy major Total and Malaysia’s Petronas.

Consortia putting in offers comprise groupings of BW LNG, Vitol, Butec, Almabani and Rosneft; Excelerate Energy, Shell and BB Energy; ENI and Qatar Petroleum; Golar Power and CCC; plus Gunvor, Exmar, EGC Egypt, Petrojet, Maridive and Primesouth.