Delfin Midstream Inc. earlier this month reserved manufacturing capacity with Siemens Energy Inc. for four 55,700-hp SGT-750 gas turbine mechanical drive packages for its 13.2- million tonne/year LNG plant to be stationed off the Louisiana gulf coast. The turbines will be used to drive the mixed-refrigerant compressors for the plant’s liquefaction system.
Delfin also agreed to an early works program with Samsung Heavy Industries and Black & Veatch Inc. to further detail floating LNG (FLNG) vessel design specifications as basis for their already established lump-sum turnkey engineering, procurement, construction, and integration contract and to prepare both contractors for project execution. The plant will use up to three FLNG vessels, depending on market demand, to reach its full planned capacity.
Delfin reached the agreements as part of progress toward a fourth-quarter 2025 final investment decision for the plant. “By making this large investment to lock-in critical manufacturing capacity, we have secured our execution schedule with the anticipated delivery of our first FLNG vessel from Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in 2029,” said Dudley Poston, Delfin chief executive officer.
On Mar. 21, 2025, Delfin LNG LLC, a subsidiary of Delfin, received a deepwater port license from the US Maritime Administration authorizing Delfin LNG to own, construct, and operate the plant and export LNG from the US. Issuance of this license followed Delfin receiving an extension of time from the Department of Energy regarding the start of exports. Exports to non-free trade agreement countries must now begin by June 1, 2029 (OGJ Online, Mar. 10, 2025).
