Shell announced that the first shipment of LNG has sailed from Shell’s Prelude FLNG facility located 475kms North East of Broome in Western Australia.
Shell Ships First Condensate Cargo From Prelude FLNG Off Western Australia
Royal Dutch Shell on Monday said it had shipped the first condensate cargo from its Prelude FLNG project off northwestern Australia over the weekend.
Watch: World’s Largest Offshore Floating Facility Gets Maneuvered Using Simulation
At 488m in length, and longer than four football pitches, Shell’s Prelude FLNG facility was always going to represent a formidable challenge even for the skilled tug masters who were charged with towing the facility.
Prelude FLNG Arrives In Australia – A New Era For The LNG Industry
Prelude is the first deployment of Shell’s FLNG technology, that will see a 488 metre long floating facility extracting and liquefying gas at sea, before it is exported to customers around the globe.
Shell’s Prelude FLNG To Be Towed By POSH Terasea
Specialist offshore service contractor, POSH Terasea, has secured a project to provide towage and positioning services for the Shell Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (“FLNG”) platform – the world’s largest offshore facility ever constructed.
Watch: Shell’s Prelude FLNG – World First LNG Project Nearing Completion (Timelapse)
From the installation of the last giant topside module in South Korea, to the completion of a 17 kilometre long mooring chain in Spain. 2015 has been an extraordinary year in the construction of Prelude, Shell’s world first liquefied natural gas project.
Watch: Exclusive Glimpse of Prelude – World’s Largest Offshore Floating Facility
The full scale of Shell’s Prelude FLNG project becomes clear as the last of the topside modules is safely installed. This video ventures high into the sky and deep inside the hull to capture this exclusive glimpse of Prelude.
Watch: Maiden Voyage Of The World’s Largest Floating Structure
Video of the launch of the world’s largest floating structure – Shell’s Prelude FLNG as its hull floats for the very first time.
Watch: Great Time-Lapse Video of Prelude FLNG Floating for The First Time
Watch this great time-lapse video of the 488-metre-long hull of the Shell revolutionary Prelude FLNG floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility is floated out of the dry dock at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) yard in Geoje, South Korea, where the facility is currently under construction.