China pumps cash into Africa floating LNG projects
It is betting on a largely untested technology in the hope that energy markets will recover by the time they start production in the early 2020s
London
CHINA plans to pour almost US$7 billion into floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) projects in Africa, betting on a largely untested technology in the hope that energy markets will recover by the time they start production in the early 2020s.
Western banks are wary due to the depressed state of the shipping and gas markets, as well as the technical difficulties of pumping gas extracted from below the ocean floor, chilling it into liquid form on a floating platform and transferring it into tankers for export.
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