PETRONAS FLOATING LNG SATU DELIVERS MILESTONE 50TH LNG CARGO

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5  -- Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) has marked another milestone in floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) technologies following the delivery of its 50th LNG cargo from its first FLNG facility, the Petronas Floating LNG SATU (PFLNG SATU).

The milestone cargo was successfully loaded on Sept 25, 2021, onto the Seri Cemara LNG carrier operated by MISC Bhd for shipment to Taiwan, the national oil company said.

The 50th cargo is a significant achievement for Petronas, a pioneer in the industry, and demonstrates the viability of offshore gas production with FLNG solutions, it said in a statement today.

Petronas vice president of LNG Assets Abang Yusuf Abang Puteh said the company is proud to celebrate this milestone cargo from PFLNG SATU, which attests to the world-class reliability of its first FLNG facility and, more importantly, the commitment of the workforce to provide an uninterrupted supply of LNG to the customers.  

“This achievement showcases our leadership in the LNG industry, where we continue to benefit from our first-mover advantage to monetise remote and stranded gas fields with FLNG solutions. 

“Despite operating in a challenging environment heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic, PFLNG SATU has produced and exported nearly 3.18 million tonnes of LNG from the Kebabangan and Kanowit gas fields (offshore Sabah and offshore Sarawak, respectively) since 2017, whilst maintaining high health, safety, security and environment (HSSE) standards,” he added.  

The first FLNG cargo was produced from the Kanowit gas field in 2017. 

PFLNG SATU was also the world’s first FLNG facility to successfully produce LNG from two remote gas fields when it was relocated from the Kanowit gas field to its current location at the Kebabangan gas field in 2019.

The PFLNG SATU is designed to operate at water depths of up to 200 metres with a production capacity of 1.2 million tonnes of LNG per annum.

Currently, Petronas is the only global energy company in the world that owns and operates two FLNG facilities.  

-- BERNAMA