Rendering of the Prelude FLNG facility, via Shell
Check out this video from Shell on the construction of the Prelude FLNG, the world’s first FLNG facility and the largest floating structure ever to be constructed.
Shell plans to moor the Prelude FLNG some 200 kilometers off the Australian Coast at the Prelude gas field for 25 years, where it is expected to produce the equivalent of 110,000 BOE per day.
See Also: Prelude FLNG – How big is it?
Updated: May 29, 2013 (Originally published May 8, 2013)
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