On November 16, China’s first large-scale floating liquefied nature gas (FLNG) vessel “NGUYA FLNG” was successfully launched from the dock of Wison New Energy (WNE) in Nantong, Jiangsu Province, marking the basic completion of the new offshore FLNG with the largest tonnage and the largest storage capacity, which was independently built in China.
FLNG is a “powerful tool” for developing offshore natural gas resources. This facility can directly liquefy and store extracted natural gas in offshore areas far from land, making it suitable for the development of large offshore gas fields. It is one of the most complex, costly, and high-value-added products in offshore engineering equipment, and is hailed as the “new jewel in the crown” of the shipbuilding and offshore engineering industry.
The “NGUYA FLNG,” which was launched this time, is a large floating liquefied natural gas unit built by Wison for Italy’s Eni. Once completed, it will be deployed in the offshore areas near the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville).
In December 2022, WNE signed an EPCIC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation, and Commissioning) contract with Eni for the FLNG. The facility is designed with an annual production capacity of 2.4 million tons of LNG, a total length of 380 meters, a beam of 60 meters, and a working depth of 40 meters. It can store 180,000 cubic meters of LNG and 45,000 cubic meters of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
It is worth mentioning that there are only five FLNGs in operation in the world.