Floating LNG

Levant LNG has signed an FLNG agreement with Gazprom Marketing and Trading Switzerland.

WorleyParsons has been awarded a pre-FEED study by the Andhra Pradesh Floating LNG Terminal developers, GDF SUEZ and Andhra Pradesh Gas Distribution Corporation (APGDC).

KBR is to execute FLNG production vessel design work for GDF Suez’s project offshore Darwin, Australia.

FLNG offers companies a new avenue to develop distant ‘stranded’ offshore resources.

Shell has revealed that it has begun construction of the giant, first-of-a-kind Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility.

GE Oil & Gas has been contracted to supply compressor train technology for Asia’s first Floating LNG facility, located off the coast of Malaysia.

Höegh LNG has won the contract to build an FSRU in Quintero Bay, Chile, from Colbún S.A. and AES Gener S.A. The FSRU will be used to supply the client’s power plants.

Asia is expected to lead the way with FLNG developments adding flexibility to offshore drilling programmes.

Black & Veatch will provide technology and services for the world’s first Floating LNG liquefaction unit – the EXMAR EXPORT™.

Golar LNG has been awarded the contract to supply Chile’s Gas Atacama with an LNG FSRU for a minimum 15 year charter.

Technip has been awarded the services contract for the Ichthys LNG FPSO facility.

The Technip-Daewoo Consortium (TDC), has been awarded the services contract for engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning for an FLNG facility with a 1.2 million tpy capacity by Petronas Floating LNG 1 (Labuan) Ltd.

FMC Technologies has signed an agreement with Technip to supply loading arms as part of the Shell Prelude FLNG project.

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A dedicated cluster group has been launched by ITF in Australia to drive forward the country's oil technology development.