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excellence in delivering our projects well containment technology, developed by GTT. and installation of the 4,800 metric ton
despite the challenges posed by the pandemic The delivery of the three vessels will take place Ichthys LNG booster compression module
over the last two years.” in the first half of 2024. (BCM). The module will be installed on the
KEPPEL OFFSHORE & MARINE, February 09, LNG is today the best marine fuel to Ichthys Explorer central processing facility,
2022 preserve air quality, a major public health located off the northwest coast of Western
issue. It reduces sulphur oxide emissions Australia, as part of the Ichthys LNG Phase 2
by 99%, fine particles by 91% and nitrous development.
EAST ASIA oxide emissions by 92%. It also reduces ship This project adds to Heerema’s long record
CO2 emissions by up to 20% compared to a of working in Australian waters, which
GTT is selected by Hyundai conventional ship. also includes previous work supporting
Ichthys LNG. In 2020, Aegir was in Australia
Philippe Berterottière, chairman and CEO
Samho Heavy Industries of GTT, declared: “We are pleased that our installing Woodside’s Pluto Alpha module.
Heerema will transport the BCM from the
partner Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries is
to design the tanks for reiterating, with this new order, its confidence fabrication yard on Batam Island in Indonesia
in GTT. We are particularly proud that leading to the Ichthys Field before installing it in a
three LNG-fuelled container shipbuilders recognise GTT’s expertise in the single lift. The module will be used to extend
area of LNG used as fuel.”
the production plateau of the field.
vessels with its membrane GTT, February 10, 2022 HEEREMA MARINE CONTRACTORS, February
11, 2022
containment technology OCEANIA

GTT has received an order from its partner,
the Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Heerema awarded
Industries, for the fuel tank design of three
LNG-fuelled container vessels. Ichthys LNG transport and
These three new vessels, each with a
capacity of 7,900 containers, will be equipped installation contract
with LNG tanks, each holding up to 6,000
m3 of LNG used as fuel. The tanks will be Heerema Marine Contractors is pleased to be
fitted with the Mark III Flex membrane Inpex’s contractor of choice for the transport

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