Floating LNG

Nick Prowse, Scott McCabe and Rod Chooramun, Norton Rose, look at trends in the LNG shipping industry.

Ben van Beurden has been named as the new CEO of Royal Dutch Shell, effective 1 January 2014.

The Floating LNG process explained in an interesting infographic

Shell highlights the economic benefits of the Prelude FLNG project.

Black & Veatch agree to pursue barge-based LNG projects with Wison Offshore & Marine Ltd

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.