Petronas' First Floating Unit Achieves First LNG

Malaysian Petronas December 9 said its first floating LNG facility, PFLNG Satu, produced its first LNG from the Kanowit gas field, offshore Sarawak December 5.

PFLNG Satu reached its final stages of commissioning and startup with the introduction of gas from the KAKG-A central processing platform at the Kanowit gas field November 14. The gas is treated and liquefied via its nitrogen-based liquefaction unit.

With a processing capacity of 1.2mn mt/yr, operating at water depths between 70 metres to 200 metres deep, the facility is expected to lift its first cargo and achieve commercial operations in the first quarter of 2017.

Shardul Sharma