【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Equipment】From 1998 to 2024: The first large-scale floating liquefied natural gas facility (FLNG) was basically completed
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Safety first. Prevention first – let’s give praise and support to the achievements in China’s chemical engineering technology and equipment. **********************【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Engineering Equipment】Regular updates and summaries are available; feel free to join the discussions at https://bbs.hcbbs.com/thread-3576046-1-1.html (Source: Haichuan Chemical Engineering Forum) ***************** At 3:30 p.m. on November 16th, with the full support of 3 maritime patrol boats and 9 high-powered tugboats provided by the maritime authorities, China’s first large-scale floating natural gas liquefaction unit, the “NGUYA FLNG”, was successfully taken out of the dock in Nantong, Jiangsu. This marks the completion of China’s largest and most capacity-rich new type of floating natural gas liquefaction unit, built entirely by Chinese efforts. It is understood that the Floating LNG unit is a “powerful tool” for developing offshore natural gas resources. This facility is capable of directly liquefying and storing the extracted natural gas in offshore waters far from land; it is suitable for the development of large offshore gas fields. It is one of the most complex, expensive, and high-value products among marine engineering equipment, and is regarded as the \"new jewel on the crown\" of the shipbuilding and offshore engineering industry. The “NGUYA FLNG” that was launched this time is a large floating natural gas liquefaction unit built for an Italian company. Its length between perpendiculars is 350 meters, its beam is 60 meters, and its draft is 35 meters. Once completed, it will be deployed in the waters near the Republic of the Congo. At full capacity, it will be able to receive approximately 380 million cubic feet (about 10.76 million cubic meters) of natural gas per day from nearby gas fields. Currently, only 5 floating liquefied natural gas plants (FLNG) are in operation worldwide.
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On the morning of January 17, 2023, the construction of a Floating LNG plant with a total investment of around $1.84 billion and an annual production capacity of 2.4 million tons began at Huisheng (Nantong) Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. in the Nantong Development Zone. Reporters from Modern Express learned that Huisheng Heavy Industry is providing comprehensive EPCIC (design, procurement, construction, installation, commissioning) turnkey services for this project, which is currently the largest FLNG constructed in China. This is also the first time that a Chinese company has taken on the role of general contractor in a large-scale FLNG project, breaking the years-long monopoly held by foreign shipbuilding companies in this field and successfully entering the world’s top tier. The Floating LNG (FLNG) unit is a powerful tool for developing offshore natural gas resources; it enables the direct liquefaction and storage of extracted natural gas in waters far from land, with the liquid form then being transported to various locations via LNG carriers. It represents the most complex, expensive, and high-value product among offshore natural gas equipment, and can be regarded as the \"new jewel on the crown\" of the shipbuilding and offshore engineering industry. The FLNG that is now under construction was ordered by the Italian oil and gas giant Eni Group, and it is expected to be ready for operation by the end of 2025. The total investment in this project is approximately 1.84 billion dollars. Once completed, the facility will be located in waters about 50 kilometers off the coast of the Republic of the Congo, at depths of around 30 to 50 meters. At full capacity, approximately 380 million cubic feet (about 10.76 million cubic meters) of natural gas can be received daily from nearby gas fields for production, storage, and export.
World’s first floating LNG production unit launched from Nantong, China News Service, November 20, 2014, 19:18. Nantong, China News Service, November 20 (Xi Lin, Chen Fuguang) – On the 20th, reporters learned from the Nantong Maritime Bureau that the world’s first floating LNG production unit, “CARIBBEAN LNG”, manufactured by Huisheng (Nantong) Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., was successfully launched from the Huisheng shipyard in Nantong and will be used for the extraction of natural gas at sea. It is understood that the floating LNG production facility “CARIBBEANFLNG” is a non-self-propelled barge, with a length of 144 meters, a beam of 32 meters, and a draft of 20 meters. The purification and cooling unit located on the main deck is capable of converting 72 million standard cubic feet of natural gas into liquefied natural gas per hour. The liquefied natural gas produced can be temporarily stored in the storage tank on this facility, which has a capacity of 16,100 cubic meters ； This liquefied natural gas can then be transported to permanently moored floating storage units or LNG carriers. At around 9:30 a.m. on November 19, with the on-site assistance of the Nantong Maritime Safety Bureau’s patrol boats, the dock gates of Huisheng Dock were opened by tugboats. At around 10:30, the newly built vessel “CARIBBEANFLNG” was successfully pulled out of the dock with the assistance of tugboats; it will then moor at the Huisheng drying dock for drying. (End)
On November 20, 2014, the world’s first floating LNG production facility, “CARIBBEANFLNG”, manufactured by Huisheng (Nantong) Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., was successfully launched from the Huisheng shipyard in Nantong and will be used for the extraction of natural gas at sea. It is understood that the floating LNG production facility “CARIBBEANFLNG” is a non-self-propelled barge, with a length of 144 meters, a beam of 32 meters, and a draft of 20 meters. The purification and cooling unit located on the main deck is capable of converting 72 million standard cubic feet of natural gas into liquefied natural gas per hour. The liquefied natural gas produced can be temporarily stored in the storage tank on this facility, which has a capacity of 16,100 cubic meters ； This liquefied natural gas can then be transported to permanently moored floating storage units or LNG carriers. At around 9:30 a.m. on November 19, with the on-site assistance of the Nantong Maritime Safety Bureau’s patrol boats, the dock gates of Huisheng Dock were opened by tugboats. At around 10:30, the newly built vessel “CARIBBEANFLNG” was successfully pulled out of the dock with the assistance of tugboats; it will then moor at the Huisheng drying dock for drying.
On July 3, 2023, the construction of the upper module for the floating natural gas liquefaction project in Block 12 of the Congolese sea area began officially at the Zhoushan base of Huisheng Offshore Engineering Co., Ltd. on Xiushan Island, Daishan County, Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province.