By the close of 2025, Morocco is set to embark on the production of liquefied natural gas, as revealed by Graham Lyon, CEO of British firm Sound Energy, during an interview with Saudi broadcaster Asharq. The company is nearing the completion of a gas liquefaction plant, which will process gas extracted from the Tendrara field concession in eastern Morocco. Production trials are slated to commence next summer, with an anticipated output of approximately 10 million cubic feet per day (283,168.4659 m³) by late autumn 2025. This figure is projected to escalate to 40 million cubic feet (1,132,673.8637 m³), according to Lyon. Currently, Morocco's natural gas production is below 100 million cubic meters annually, sourced from small fields in the country's west. However, these reserves are depleting. To meet its annual demand of roughly one billion cubic meters, Morocco relies on imports facilitated by a pipeline from Spain, bringing in liquefied gas from the global market. Lyon also disclosed that Sound Energy, in collaboration with Managem, is advancing the construction of a $400 million, 120-kilometer pipeline to integrate with the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline. The British company has secured a deal to enhance natural gas production in Morocco's eastern region over the coming years, with plans to invest $25 million in new drilling operations. In a press release dated June 14, 2024, the Managem Group announced its acquisition of Sound Energy Morocco East Ltd. «This agreement involves acquiring 55% of the Tendrara operating concession, 47.5% of the Grand Tendrara exploration permit, and 47.5% of the Anoual exploration permit.»
