By Wu Xiaoyun

On 9th December, ‘NGUYA FLNG’ departed from the Jiangsu section of the Yangtze River, heading to Zhoushan Shipyard for subsequent outfitting operations.

The ship was built by Wison New Energies Nantong base. It is the first large floating liquefied natural gas system in China. It is learnt that the total length of the towing fleet is 705 meters. It consists of ‘NGUYA FLNG’, patrol boats, tugboats and warning boats. ‘NGUYA FLNG’ is 376m long. Its moulded breadth is 60m and the moulded depth is 35m.

FLNG is a type of floating liquefied natural gas processing platform. It can liquefy and store natural gas extracted in offshore areas. It is one of the most complicated and expensive products with maximum added value among offshore engineering equipment.

The ‘NGUYA FLNG’ towed this time, when it is at full capacity, can receive about 380 million cubic feet (about 10.76 million cubic meters) natural gas from nearby gas fields every day.