Keppel O&M to deliver world's first converted FLNGV
This puts yard group at the forefront of delivering a cost-effective technology for developing stranded gas fields
Singapore
SINGAPORE'S leading yard group Keppel Offshore & Marine (O&M) is on track to deliver the world's first converted floating liquefaction vessel (FLNGV) to Golar Hilli Corporation, a subsidiary of Golar LNG.
The vessel, named Hilli Episeyo at a ceremony on Sunday, is scheduled to be delivered to Golar Hilli Corp in August. Keppel Shipyard was awarded the US$735 million contract to convert a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier into the FLNGV for Golar Hilli Corp in 2014.
Hilli Episeyo will be put in operation offshore Kribi, Cameroon, for its end clients, Societe Nationale des Hydrocarbures and Perenco Cameroon SA.
The announced contract was the first of its kind in the world in 2014. Now with Hilli Episeyo nearing delivery, Singapo…
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