The considerations were: safety and risk management, space constraints, design parameters, liquefaction technology, technical complexities, costs and reliability.

“These considerations are indeed the main challenges in executing an FLNG project, particularly the engineering, procurement and construction phase,” according to Technip official Manikandan Narayanan.

Key to the success of PFLNG Satu has been the early involvement of consortium contractors Technip and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering right at the execution of the front-end engineering and design work, he said.

“There