ABS secures FLNG classification contract
ABS has been awarded the classification contract from Petronas, Malaysia’s national oil company, for the company’s second floating LNG facility (PFLNG 2). The vessel will be built at the Samsung Heavy Industries yard in Geoje, Korea. PFLNG 2, which is scheduled to see first gas production in early 2018, will be moored via an external turret on the deepwater Rotan gas field offshore Sabah, Malaysia. Designed to produce 1.5mn t/y of LNG, the vessel is expected to operate on site for a minimum of 20 years without dry docking.
News Item details
Journal title: Petroleum Review
Region: Asia-Pacific
Countries: South Korea - Malaysia -
Subjects: Marine transportation, Exploration and production
