World's first floating LNG production

摘要

OFFSHORE production of liquefied natural gas(LNG)is due to become a reality in 2011,following the order of the world's first floating liquefaction unit in September,writes Martin Quinlan.Norway-registered but UK-based Flex LNG signed a contract for the ship-shaped LNG floating production,storage and offloading(LNG-FPSO)vessel,with a production capacity of 1.7m tonnes a year(t/y),with South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries(SHI).