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AFRICA clean fuels to the maritime industry that and flowlines as part of an expansion of the
will not only be more economical than existing offshore facilities.
Coral-Sul FLNG ready to sail traditional marine fuels, but will also help McDermott’s Engineering Centers of
The work will be executed from
reduce emissions to comply with IMO 2020
to Mozambique’s Rovuma regulations and achieve decarbonisation goals. Excellence in Perth, Kuala Lumpur and
Chennai. Fabrication will be completed at
To further mitigate operational impacts, Pilot
Basin has chosen to utilise electric drives powered McDermott’s yard in Batam which has been
by electricity sourced 100% from Texas
delivering complex offshore and onshore
Africa’s first floating liquefied natural gas renewable energy, eliminating virtually all structures for over 50 years.
(FLNG) facility, which is set to be deployed in operating emissions related to the facility and MCDERMOTT, November 18, 2021
the continent’s deep waters, is ready to sail to likely making the GLBP project one of the
Mozambique from South Korea. greenest facilities of its type anywhere in the
The Coral-Sul FLNG facility will set sail to world. EUROPE
Area 4, the first development in Mozambique’s Baird will provide a variety of services
offshore Rovuma Basin after its naming to Pilot LNG including design of marine Closure of divestment
ceremony at Samsung Heavy Industries structures, metocean modelling including
shipyard in Geoje in South Korea. storm surge and tidal currents, dredging of LNG liquefaction plant
Coral-Sul FLNG’s naming and sail away design and dredged material placement
ceremony, held on November 15, 2021, was analysis, and support for vessel manoeuvring to North Sea Midstream
attended by Mozambique’s President Filipe assessments. Baird’s Houston office will
Jacinto Nyusi and South Korea’s President lead the assessment with support from Partners
Moon Jae-in. the company’s other North American and
“The FLNG will be towed and moored at international offices. Gasum closed the divestment of its LNG
its operating site in Rovuma Basin offshore PILOT LNG, November 16, 2021 liquefaction plant in Norway to North Sea
Mozambique. Production start-up is expected Midstream Partners (NSMP) on November
in [the] second half of 2022, and it will 16. The companies have also agreed on an
contribute to increase gas availability in a tight AUSTRAL ASIA extensive tolling agreement under which
market,” said Eni. Gasum will continue to ensure deliveries of
McDermott completes FEED liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied
biogas (LBG) to its customers from the
and wins Ichthys booster Risavika liquefaction plant. The transaction is
AMERICAS part of Gasum’s growth strategy.
North Sea Midstream Partners (NSMP) is
Pilot LNG awards Galveston compression platform EPC a leading independent midstream company
contract
with large scale infrastructure assets serving
LNG Bunker Port marine McDermott has won an engineering, the North Sea.
“The transaction will allow us to ensure
infrastructure FEED contract procurement and construction (EPC) project deliveries of liquefied gas to our customers
after successfully completing FEED services
in the same way as earlier. We want to
to W F Baird & Associates for a booster compression module for the optimise our capital allocation to speed up the
execution of our growth strategy. I would like
INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG development.
Pilot LNG, developer of the Galveston LNG The module will be added to the Ichthys to thank NSMP for cooperation, which I’m
Bunker Port (GLBP) project, announced Explorer central processing facility, located off pleased to say continues under a long-term
today that it has awarded the Front-End the northwest coast of Western Australia. tolling agreement. We believe that NSMP
Engineering & Design (FEED) contract for “Ichthys LNG is ranked among the most will further develop the liquefaction plant,”
the project’s marine infrastructure engineering significant and complex energy developments explains Gasum’s interim CEO Kai Laitinen.
to WF Baird & Associates. The award further in the world. We’ve been there since 2012, and “The Risavika liquefaction plant expands
solidifies the growing partnership between the we are very familiar with the Ichthys gas field,” our geographic reach into a key target
two companies. said Mahesh Swaminathan, McDermott’s market, diversifies our portfolio and extends
“It was imperative that the company Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific. our platform for growth. It’s great to begin
selected to carry out the FEED works for the “McDermott’s integrated, end-to-end solution building a long-term partnership with Gasum,
Galveston LNG Bunker Port has an excellent minimizes project risks by enhancing delivery with whom we will be working closely to
track record of successfully executing marine certainty and managing COVID-19 impacts.” ensure a smooth transition of liquefaction
terminal projects,” said Pilot Chief Executive, This is the third contract McDermott has plant operations,” says Andy Heppel, CEO
Jonathan Cook. “Our selection of Baird is in been awarded for the project after successfully North Sea Midstream Partners.
recognition of their unparalleled expertise and completing FEED services and converting The separate bunkering solution, serving
commitment to engineering and designing contracts to EPCI. maritime customers, is not included in the
safe, reliable and efficient projects; and we McDermott’s EPC scope involves a booster transaction scope. Both parties have agreed
are happy to continue to work with Baird as a compression module which will extend not to disclose the transaction price.
preferred partner in GLBP.” the production from the gas reservoir to GASUM, November 19, 2021
Pilot is planning to deliver highly the central processing facility. McDermott
competitive and environmentally responsible is currently undertaking umbilicals, risers

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