Recently, the first SPB tank of the Marine XII Offshore FLNG project (Congo FLNG) was smoothly hoisted into hull cargo hold space by Wison New Energies （WNE）at its Nantong yard.
The SPB tank, designed and constructed by WNE, is the world’s largest SPB tank. The entire tank is 45 meters long, 44.9 meters wide, with a main body height of 24 meters and a total height of over 31 meters. The tank has a volume of 45,000 cubic meters, with a total weight exceeding 1,400 tons, making it the highest and largest independent lifting component in the entire project.
Its construction started in February 2023, with the upper and lower bodies of the tank closed in July, and completed overall installation on March 2, 2024. It is the core equipment of the Eni Congo LNG project.
The successful completion of the first SPB tank hoisting operation not only demonstrates the overall assembly capabilities of the Nantong base but also signifies that WNE’s entire value chain from design, procurement, construction to installation is increasingly mature, further facilitating its transformation towards high-end, intelligent, green, and integrated development direction.
According to the plan, the Nantong yard will complete the installation of the remaining three SPB tanks for the Congo LNG project by the end of March.
Wison New Energies is a leading provider of clean energy technology service and solutions, is committed to providing the energy industry with highly integrated EPCIC solutions, including floating LNG facilities, modularized LNG plant, floating gas-to-power facilities, floating wind power and other clean energy solutions. Based on a track-record of successful project delivery, the experienced Wison team applies its expertise in technical innovation and two world-class shipyards to provide EPC services that meet the highest international quality and safety standards.