Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M)’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Keppel Shipyard Ltd (Keppel Shipyard), has received the Final Notice to Proceed (FNTP) from Gimi MS Corporation, a subsidiary of Golar LNG Limited, to begin full conversion works for the Gimi Floating Liquefaction Vessel (FLNG) project.
The total contract is worth US$947million and builds on the issuance of the Limited Notice to Proceed (LNTP) on 17 December 2018.
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Keppel Shipyard’s scope of work in converting a Moss Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carrier into an FLNG vessel incorporates the design, detailed engineering and procurement of the marine systems as well as conversion-related construction services.
It will be similar to the work done on the first FLNG vessel, Hilli Episeyo, which Keppel undertook for Golar, but will be customised for the 20-year BP Greater Tortue Ahmeyim contract offshore West Africa. Delivery of the vessel is expected in 1H 2022
Keppel Offshore & Marine explained.
What is more, Hilli Episeyo, the world’s first converted FLNG vessel, was delivered in record time and on budget to Golar LNG for work offshore Kribi, Cameroon.
Keppel Shipyard will engage Black & Veatch to provide design, procurement and commissioning support services for the topsides, as well as the liquefaction process, using its PRICO technology.
Once completed, the Gimi FLNG will be stationed at a nearshore hub located on the Mauritania and Senegal maritime border, and is expected to start production in 2022 under the first phase of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project.
The Gimi FLNG is designed to produce an average of approximately 2.5 million tonnes of LNG per annum.
