Delfin LNG awards FEED work to Bechtel on first US floating LNG facility

Bechtel has been selected by Delfin LNG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fairwood Peninsula Energy Corp., to perform front-end engineering and design (FEED) for the first US-based floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel to go into service at Port Delfin.

Port Delfin is a proposed deepwater port and floating LNG facility that will be located approximately 50 miles off the coastline of Cameron Parish, Louisiana.

Delfin LNG's project will be the first offshore floating natural gas liquefaction facility in the US. Upon the final investment decision, Bechtel is expected to design, build and commission the FLNG vessel.

"We look forward to working with Bechtel to construct and commission what will be the first floating liquefaction vessel to operate off the North American Coast," said Frederick Jones, founder of Delfin LNG

Port Delfin will receive natural gas from the Delfin Offshore Pipeline. The FLNG vessel will be able to disconnect from the port facility and move to protected waters during a hurricane.

The offshore location of the port will significantly reduce coastal LNG carrier traffic and minimize near-shore environmental impacts, according to project officials.

"We bring extensive engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning expertise in the LNG and offshore industries to the exciting new market of floating LNG facilities," said Jack Futcher, president of Bechtel's oil, gas and chemicals business in Houston. "Our team is looking forward to working with Delfin LNG to deliver another first in the US — a world-class FLNG vessel."

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