Floating LNG

Howden Thomassen Compressors BV introduces an innovative technology that provides enhanced availability and reliability for horizontal reciprocating compressors in LNG applications.

Inpex Corp. has released a statement claiming that it has received a notification from the Indonesian government instructing it to propose a new development plan for the Abadi LNG project.

Following approximately 10 months of construction, GAS Entec has announced that it has successfully delivered a 50 million ft3/d floating regasification unit.

According to Reuters, Inpex Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell are still expected to invest in the construction of an onshore LNG plant in Indonesia, despite Indonesian officials’ decision not to proceed with an FLNG alternative.

Ince & Co. outlines some of the key areas of negotiation surrounding floating LNG contracts.

According to Reuters, Korea Gas Corp. has announced that it will invest a further US$406 million in Australia’s floating LNG project – Prelude.

ABB has released a statement claiming that it has been awarded a five-year contract to provide equipment and services for Shell’s floating LNG project – Prelude.

Woodside has announced that the partners in the Browse Joint Venture development have decided not to progress work on the development at this time.

Indonesia has decided against Inpex Corp.’s proposal to build a floating LNG project offshore eastern Indonesia, favouring an onshore facility instead.

Trelleborg has released a statement claiming that it has launched a dedicated seawater intake hose, which is engineered to meet the specific requirements of floating LNG vessels.

The CEO of Italian energy company, Eni – Claudio Descalzi – has stated that the company is ‘not far’ from selling a stake in its Mozambique gas project.

The President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, will soon make a decision on whether to build the US$15 million Masela Abadi LNG plant offshore or opt for an onshore alternative.

Following a significant gas find offshore Mauritania and Senegal, the Chairman and CEO of Kosmos Energy says there is “sufficient gas resource to underpin a world-scale LNG project in the Tortue West structure alone.”

Excelerate Energy has announced that its floating storage and regasification unit, Explorer, has successfully completed send-out performance tests and reached a send-out capacity of 1 billion ft3/d.

Lloyd’s Register Energy has launched a new risk-based inspection service, which combines class with hull integrity management.