The central processing facility (CPF) for the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project is launched on September 19, 2015 from the offshore floating dock at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Geoje, South Korea, where it is being constructed.
The CPF is set to become the largest semi-submersible in the world and will anchored at the Ichthys Field in the Browse Basin offshore Western Australia, where it will be permanently moored for the 40-year life of the Project.
More on the Ichthys LNG project can be found in our previous article, HERE.
Photos courtesy INPEX/Ichthys LNG Project
BONUS VIDEO: Construction Time-Lapse at Samsung Heavy Industries
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