Second mission in five months: the United States steps up efforts to sell its gas to Morocco
The United States is once again inviting Moroccan officials to discover its terminals, LNG and gas technologies. This time, the delegation will visit the White House before meeting American industry representatives in Houston.
The mission will take place from September 19 to 30. It will bring together 16 representatives of companies and public bodies from Morocco, Egypt and Jordan, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) announces.
In Washington, the participants will be received at the White House during a day organized by the National Energy Dominance Council. They will also meet officials from several U.S. federal agencies.
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The delegation will then travel to Texas to visit a liquefied natural gas export terminal, attend technology demonstrations and meet American companies specializing in gas infrastructure.
On September 24, Moroccan officials will be able to present their projects in Houston and hold individual meetings with American suppliers. The targeted markets notably concern LNG terminals, gas pipelines, storage and equipment enabling the development of new uses for natural gas.
Two American missions in just five months
This invitation is the second of its kind in five months. From April 19 to 29, the USTDA had already brought a delegation of 15 decision-makers from the same three countries to the United States. The program took them to Louisiana and Texas to meet industry representatives, visit an LNG terminal and examine the American solutions available across the gas value chain.
The agency explained at the time that it wanted to make the United States the preferred supplier for Morocco, Egypt and Jordan for their long-term supplies. The first American mission already focused on LNG imports, transmission networks and the use of gas to produce electricity.
Morocco represents a particularly coveted market. The kingdom must develop the facilities needed to import, store and regasify LNG, as well as the pipelines enabling it to be transported to power plants and industrial areas. Rabat had nevertheless suspended at the beginning of the year a tender related to the gas pipeline intended to connect Nador West Med to the national network.
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Washington makes no secret of the commercial purpose of these invitations. The USTDA states that the mission is intended to promote U.S. LNG exports, but also to enable companies from the United States to supply their technologies, services and equipment to future Moroccan projects.
By organizing two trips in five months, the second of which now includes a visit to the White House, the United States is stepping up its drive to establish a position before Morocco’s major gas markets are launched.