The nascent sector has barely gotten off the ground, with only four such projects currently under development, including a 1.2 million tonne-per-annum FLNG vessel being built by Petronas for the Kanowit field off Malaysia due online in late 2015.
The Malasyian state-owned company has another 1.5 million-tpa FLNG unit lined up for the deep-water Rotan field, set for start-up in early 2018, while Shell is building the giant 3.6
