Project Profile
Location: Block H, offshore Sabah, Malaysia
Capacity: 1.5 million tons of LNG per annum
Start-up Year: 2020
Malaysia\'s national oil and gas company Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) was expected to make a final investment decision (FID) on a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project for the Rotan field in Block H, offshore Sabah, in the second half of the year. Once sanctioned, production from this second FLNG vessel is expected to commence in 2016. The FID will be taken during the second half of 2013. The project, now in the front-end engineering design (FEED) stage, is for a FLNG equipped to produce 1.5 million tons of LNG per annum. Petronas awarded FEED contracts to two consortia - one comprising MODEC, Inc., IHI Corporation, TOYO Engineering Corporation and CB&I, while the other comprises JGC Corp and Samsung Heavy Industries. When the FEED completed in the second half of 2013, Petronas chose one of the proposals from the two consortia as the basis for awarding the engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning part of the FLNG project. Construction of Petronas\' first FLNG facility commenced late June following a steel cutting ceremony for the hull at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard in Okpo, South Korea. In terms of the field, Murphy Oil operates Block H where the field is located, holding an 80% working interest, while Petroliam Nasional Berhad, a subsidiary of Petronas, holds the remaining 20%. First production from the field is expected in 2016. PFLNG2, with a capacity of 1.5 MM metric tons/yr (1.65 MM tons/yr), should be commissioned in 2018.
Operators:
Rotan FLNG
Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas): Operator with 100% interest
Rotan Field
Murphy Oil Corporation: Operator with 80% interest
Petronas: 20% interest
Contractors:
Consortium for FEED contract:
CB&I
IHI Corporation
JGC Corp
MODEC, Inc.
Samsung Heavy Industries
TOYO Engineering Corporation
Aker Solutions: Contract from Murphy Sabah Oil Co., Ltd. (Murphy) to deliver the subsea production system for the Rotan deepwater natural gas development offshore Malaysia. The delivery includes hardware for four subsea wells, a hub manifold, in-line tees, a connection system and production control system. Aker Solutions’ first deliveries are scheduled for the second quarter of 2016.