GTT announced on Thursday that it has received the order in the second quarter.
The company noted that Delfin FLNG 1 will be the first floating liquefied natural gas unit to enter service in the United States, as well as the world’s largest in terms of expected production capacity.
As part of this order, GTT will design the unit’s cryogenic tanks, which will provide a total LNG storage capacity of 180,000 cbm.
“The eight tanks will be arranged in two rows and will incorporate GTT’s Mark III Flex membrane containment system, suitable for demanding maritime and offshore applications, including operations in a region exposed to hurricane conditions,” GTT said.
Delfin FLNG 1, which will be operated off the coast of Louisiana, is scheduled for delivery in mid-2030, the company added.
Three FLNGs
On June 3, Delfin took a final investment decision for the first 4.4 mtpa floating LNG unit of its LNG project under development in Louisiana.
Concurrent with the $5 billion FID, a group of investors led by Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a part of BlackRock, including existing Delfin investors MOL, owner of one of the world’s largest fleets of LNG carriers, commodity trader Vitol, and alternative credit asset manager Diameter Capital Partners have agreed to invest in the first phase of this infrastructure project.
Delfin said its first FLNG 1 is backed by long-term LNG sales agreements with “leading” global energy companies, including Vitol, Expand Energy, Centrica, and Gunvor.
Delfin’s brownfield deepwater port requires minimal additional infrastructure investment to support up to three floating LNG vessels producing up to 13.2 million tonnes of LNG annually.
“With the first vessel scheduled to begin LNG production in 2030, the company continues to diligently advance towards securing FIDs for FLNG vessels two and three over the coming year,” Delfin said in the FID announcement.
Delfin recently revealed that it has signed a sales and purchase agreement with UK-based energy firm Centrica to supply LNG from the second floating LNG unit as part of its project offshore Louisiana.
