Delfin advances FLNG vessels development with Wison contract

Delfin Midstream Inc., Houston, has let a design and engineering contract to Wison Offshore & Marine to develop floating LNG (FLNG) vessels for application on Delfin’s Deepwater Port projects currently under construction in North America.

Delfin is accelerating development of the remaining FLNG vessel slots at the Delfin LNG project, a brownfield Deepwater Port off the coast of Louisiana requiring minimal additional infrastructure investment to support up to four FLNG vessels each capable of producing 3.5 million tonnes/year (tpy) of LNG and each connected to existing offshore pipelines.

Hartree Partners LP is conducting marketing operations to Chinese LNG buyers and Delfin is progressing development of additional Deepwater Port projects in North America in cooperation with its existing midstream and financial partners. Teaming up with Wison will allow Delfin to construct new FLNG vessels to support these projects and the export of US natural gas to worldwide markets, the company said in a release Aug. 23.

The company has submitted updated project-related information to the Maritime Administration and US Coast Guard for review and approval. It has secured commercial agreements for LNG sales and liquefaction services and is advancing towards a final investment decision (FID) on its first two FLNG vessels.

“Wison’s goal is to continue into a full FEED later this year such that FLNG vessel construction can start at their shipyard in mid-2024,” said Delfin’s chief financial officer Wouter Pastoor.