Golar LNG Partners has completed its acquisition of the company that owns and operates the FSRU (floating storage and regasification unit) Golar Igloo from Golar LNG Limited, for a purchase price of approximately US$ 310 million.
Golar Igloo FRSU
The Golar Igloo FRSU was built by Korean shipyard, Samsung Heavy Industries and was delivered in February 2014. The vessel arrived off Kuwait with a commissioning cargo in March 2014, is currently completing its commissioning procedures and has commenced service under a five-year time charter with Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC), supporting the company’s LNG import operations in Kuwait.
Adapted from press release by Katie Woodward