Malaysia’s Petronas this week started the lifting of the first topside module for its floating liquefied natural gas (PFLNG1) facility at the Quayside of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard in Okpo, South Korea. The topside module lifting marks another major construction miles
A ‘Steel Cutting Ceremony’ was held last week for the first of three Infield Support being constructed by Perth-based KT Maritime Services Australia Pty Ltd to support Shell’s Prelude FLNG project, located 475km north-north east of Broome, in Western Australia. A tradition in the ship building indus
Ophir Energy plc has announced that the Silenus East-1 well in Block R, Equatorial Guinea has resulted in a new gas discovery.
Keppel Shipyard Ltd, a subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd is in the process of finalising contracts with Golar Gimi Limited (Golar Gimi), a subsidiary of Golar LNG Limited (Golar LNG), to perform the conversion of a second Moss LNG carrier, the GIMI, into a Floating Liquefaction Vessel (FLNG
Nick Cooper, CEO, commented: “The Tonel North-1 result has slightly reduced the size of the Tonel field but this remains a commercial asset within the overall 2.5mmtpa FLNG project.”
Designed in Monaco, built in Dubai, shipped to South Korea and for use off Australia, the turret is an example of the truly global nature of this project.
Indonesia has granted an environmental permit for the Abadi gas field in the Masela Block, the Arafura Sea, Indonesia. Japan’s Inpex announced today that through its affiliated company INPEX Masela Ltd., it received an environmental permit from the Government of Indonesia based on the Environmenta
Chart Industries, Inc. today announced that Black & Veatch has awarded its wholly-owned subsidiary, Chart Energy & Chemicals, Inc., a contract in excess of $20 million for the supply of brazed aluminum heat exchangers (BAHX) and cold boxes for the recently announced Golar LNG Limited floating liquef
Singapore’s Keppel begins “first of its kind” conversion of Golar’s LNG tanker into an FLNGV
Shell’s Prelude FLNG unit, currently being built in South Korea, will be longer than the Empire State Building is tall, and once deployed offshore, it will remain there for 25 years. Shell has launched a new Prelude FLNG video in which one can see the process of painting of the giant structure with
Keppel will convert an LNG carrier into what they say would be the first FLNGV vessel.
Santos and GDF SUEZ today announced that the Bonaparte LNG project will consider other potential development options in addition to the floating LNG concept to develop the Petrel, Tern and Frigate natural gas fields, located 250 kilometres offshore west of Darwin, Australia. These options will inclu
Benthic, a global geosciences company, has been awarded a contract by Woodside Energy Ltd to undertake an offshore geotechnical site investigation for the proposed Browse Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) Development off the North West coast of Western Australia. The survey will assist with furt
Marine terminal service company Smit Lamnalco believes it has an important contribution to make as new safety regulations for floating gas terminal facilities are drawn up. Group Business Development Manager Andrew Brown points out that although there is some overlap on safety issues between floatin
