Industry sources said South Korea’s three shipbuilding giants have expressed an interest in a contract to engineer and build a large FLNG vessel, though the contracting strategy and timeline remain unclear.

Samsung Heavy Industries, which has tied up with Italy’s Saipem and Japan’s Chiyoda, will be up against rivals Hyundai Heavy Industries, working with KBR, and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, which has teamed up with Technip.

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