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First Gas Flows to FLNG Gimi from BP’s GTA FPSO

Jan 21, 2025

The full commissioning of Golar LNG’s floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit Gimi has started with the injection of first gas from the BP-operated Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project offshore Mauritania and Senegal.Ahead of first gas injection to Gimi FLNG…

BP’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim Produces First Gas in West Africa

Jan 02, 2025

BP has started gas flow from Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) Phase 1 deepwater project, offshore Mauritania and Senegal.The gas from wells at the GTA Phase1 liquefied natural gas (LNG) project now flows to the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the next stage of commissioning…

Kongsberg Maritime to Equip Golar MK II FLNG Vessel

Dec 19, 2024

Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract with Golar LNG, valued over $25 million, to provide an integrated package of electrical, control, safety and propulsion systems for the Golar MK II floating liquified natural gas (FLNG) vessel.Konsberg’s…

Floating LNG Conversion Job Slips Out of Seatrium’s Hands

Dec 18, 2024

Golar LNG has decided to call off the floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel conversion job with Seatrium, following the sale of a Moss type liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Golar Gandria for demolition.The first two floating liquefaction…

KOTUG Gets BP’s Call for Greater Tortue Ahmeyim Gas Project

Oct 31, 2024

Dutch company KOTUG International has secured a contract from BP to provide marine services to the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project offshore Mauritania and Senegal.KOTUG International and its local Senegalese partner Maritalia have been awarded   a long-term fixed-term contract…

Golar Takes FID for MK II FLNG

Sep 17, 2024

Golar LNG signed an agreement with CIMC Raffles for a MK II Floating LNG Production (FLNG) vessel with an annual liquefaction capacity of 3.5 million tons of LNG per annum (mtpa).Black & Veatch will provide its licensed PRICO® technology, perform detailed engineering and process design…

BP and Golar LNG Settle Cash Disputes for FLNG Gimi

Aug 06, 2024

BP and Golar LNG have reached a commercial reset agreement for the floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel Gimi, a core component of BP’s the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) LNG project, offshore Mauritania and Senegal.The Gimi FLNG vessel art of the GTA Phase 1 development…

Golar LNG Signs 20-Year FLNG Deal

Jul 07, 2024

Golar LNG has entered into definitive agreements with Pan American Energy (PAE) for a 20-year deployment of a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel in Argentina.The FLNG project will monetize Argentine gas, tapping into the vast resources…

NNPC Inks FLNG Deal with Golar LNG to Boost Gas Developments in Nigeria

Jun 12, 2024

Marine LNG infrastructure developer Golar LNG has signed a project development agreement (PDA) with the state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for the deployment of an FLNG facility offshore Niger Delta.With a capacity of 400-500 million standard cubic feet per day (MMscf/d)…

Into the Deep: Offshore Production Increasingly Finds Deeper Waters

May 08, 2024

Offshore energy is on a growth trajectory. Rystad Energy wrote in February 2024 that upstream oil majors were diving in to deeper waters. “Despite tightened budgets, frontier drilling is fueling optimism for a productive year, particularly deepwater projects in the Atlantic Margin…

BP Welcomes FLNG Gimi in West Africa

Feb 15, 2024

The floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel Gimi, that is a core component of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) LNG project, has arrived at its destination on the Mauritania and Senegal maritime border.The FLNG vessel Gimi is at the heart of the GTA Phase 1 development…

Seatrium Renews Exclusive Deal with Gaslog and Shell for LGN Carrier Repairs

Feb 14, 2024

Singapore-based Seatrium has renewed its long-term favored customer contract (FCC) with GasLog LNG Services and Shell International Trading and Shipping Company (STASCO) to provide ship repairs, refurbishment and upgrading for their LNG carriers until 2029…

FLNG Gimi Reaches BP’s GTA Field in West Africa

Jan 11, 2024

Golar LNG’s floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit Gimi has arrived at BP's Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project, located offshore Mauritania and Senegal.The FLNG Gimi unit reached GTA field on January 10, 2024, after departing from Seatrium Shipyard in Singapore in November 2023…

FLNG Gimi Delivered and Sailing to Africa

Nov 19, 2023

Golar LNG has announced that the FLNG Gimi has departed Singapore’s Seatrium Shipyard and is now sailing under its own propulsion, supported by an escort tug, toward BP’s purpose-built Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) hub offshore Mauritania and Senegal…

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