Two players continue out of the groups brave enough over the last decade to have contemplated early and speculative construction of liquefaction vessels.

One of them, the team of Exmar and Wison, has a fully-commissioned calm-water unit ready and waiting to go into service for anyone who wants it.

This 500,000 tpa newbuild barge uses Black & Veatch liquefaction equipment and was destined for a project that, had it reached fruition, would have been the world’s first such scheme into production.