Malaysia’s state-owned Petronas reported Feb. 19 its second floating liquefied natural gas vessel, PFLNG Dua, set sail from South Korea to Rotan Gas field in deepwater Block H, 140 km offshore Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (OGJ Online, Feb. 14, 2014). The 1,840 nautical mile journey will take some 2 weeks to complete.
Upon arrival at the field, PFLNG Dua will commence its installation, hook-up, and commissioning with the ready-for-start-up date earmarked for midyear and provisional acceptance of the PFLNG Dua by the end of the year.
PFLNG Dua can produce 1.5 million tonnes/year of LNG and will be one of the world’s first floating deep-water LNG vessels capable of reaching remote, stranded, and marginal gas reserves in waters up to 1,500 m deep.
PFLNG Dua was delivered by Petronas and partners, JGC Corp. and Samsung Heavy Industries, the consortium responsible for the engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning of the floating LNG facility.
