Parker Hannifin Corporation, the global leader in motion and control technologies, has been awarded a contract by SBM Monaco for the supply of the wire rope sections within the mooring system for the Prelude FLNG to be operated in Northwest Australia. In May 2011, the Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc
Wison Offshore & Marine Ltd. announces today that it successfully completed the installation of the three LNG storage tanks into the hull of the Caribbean FLNG project, reaching a significant milestone in the delivery of the world’s first floating LNG production unit . With this major activity compl
It’s the moment of truth for the world’s first floating liquefied natural gas facility in Geoje, South Korea. After months of construction the Prelude team faces its greatest challenge yet. The two giant sections of the hull are complete; now they must join together. It’s an operation that has been
Challenger Institute of Technology and Shell Australia have committed to a multi-year partnership to develop training programs for the technicians who will operate and maintain the energy giant’s revolutionary Prelude Floating LNG facility, off Australia. Challenger and Shell will jointly develop th
Drydocks World, a UAE-based maritime service provider today announced that His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation and Chairman of Emirates Group attended the ‘sail away’ ceremony to mark the start of delivery of the pioneering Prelude FLNG Turret Modules to
Woodside announced that the Browse Joint Venture participants have selected the use of floating LNG (FLNG) technology as the development concept to commercialise the three Browse gas fields. This concept involves using Shell’s FLNG technology and Woodside’s offshore development expertise for the Bro
Höegh LNG has signed a contract with an Asia based national oil company to conduct pre-FEED engineering work for an offshore floating LNG facility (FLNG) with 2 million tonnes per annum production capacity. The work will be finalised in the first quarter of 2014. Provided that the conclusion of the
Australian oil and gas giant Woodside, which on Monday recommended the Browse Joint Venture to develop the Browse gas fields offshore Australia using Shell’s FLNG technology, today revealed it is considering not one, but three such vessels for the project. Peter Coleman, Woodside CEO said:“I’m hopef
Australia’s Woodside has decided to recommend the Browse Joint Venture participants use floating LNG (FLNG) technology as the development concept to commercialise the three Browse gas fields Brecknock, Calliance and Torosa, located 425 km north of Broome off the Kimberley coast. This concept would i
Australian Resources Minister Gary Gray today announced his decision to vary conditions on five Browse retention leases, paving the way for the earliest possible commercialisation of the Browse hydrocarbons field. “The decision to vary the Browse retention leases was taken to ensure the timely devel
Höegh FLNG Ltd., a fully owned subsidiary of Höegh LNG Holdings, has been awarded a pre-FEED study for a jetty-moored 2 mtpa FLNG near shore barge FLNG solution for a North American LNG export project. The study will be executed in 2nd half of 2013 with a potential for conducting a full FEED in 2014
Malaysian oil and gas giant, PETRONAS, today announced that a steel cutting ceremony was held in South Korea for the Petronas FLNG vessel. The ceremony was led by PETRONAS’ President and Group CEO, Tan Sri Dato’ Shamsul Azhar Abbas and was jointly hosted by Technip’s President & CEO Mr. Thierry Pile
Malaysia’s national oil and gas company Petronas is planning to make a final investment decision for its second FLNG project later in 2013. Reuters has reported, citing a senior company official, that the FLNG facility will be positioned at the Rotan field, offshore Sabah, Malaysia. He said that the
Exheat have been awarded the contract to supply the hazardous area electrical heaters and control solutions for the PETRONAS floating liquefied natural gas facility. The PETRONAS FLNG will be among the world’s leading FLNG vessels, scheduled for operation in 2015. With a 1.2 million tonnes per annum
