The 376-meter Nguya floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) platform built by Wison New Energies. (CREDIT: Wison New Energies)
By Exec Edge Editorial Staff
On September 14, the 376-meter Nguya floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) platform, built by Wison New Energies, departed from Nantong and set sail for the Marine XII concession just off the coast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where it will arrive in late November. The departure of the mammoth platform marked another milepost in Wison’s ongoing leadership in the FLNG sector and as a full-service EPCIC(engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning) infrastructure company.
The Nguya is being towed to Congo by three ocean-going tugs and will be moored at a depth of 35 meters on its arrival. It has a storage capacity of 180,000 cubic meters of LNG and 45,000 cubic meters of LPG. It will produce up to 2.4 million tons of liquified natural gas per year from the rich Congolese concession, which is operated by Italy’s Eni. Eni’s Congo LNG is the country’s first liquefied natural gas project. The Nguya’s output will supply local electricity generation and generate LNG exports to other countries, principally Europe.
Like Wison’s Genting FLNG facility, which is being built for Malaysia’s Genting Oil & Gas and destined for deployment in Indonesia, the Nguya demonstrates the company’s ability to deliver FLNG infrastructure to environments that have been too tough to tap, either because of geography or cost. This allows countries to access energy previously unavailable, increasing the economic potential of both the local and national economies.
Through its full EPCIC capabilities, proprietary modular methods, and digital rehearsals, supported by two yards in Nantong and Qidong in China, Wison New Energies integrates standardized modules with advanced simulation modeling to ensure seamless execution of floating energy projects. This unique approach enhances safety, efficiency, and reliability, enabling the successful delivery of complex FLNG facilities.
“Delivering the Nguya FLNG within 33 months, from contract award to sail away, reflects Wison New Energies’ full-cycle EPCIC capabilities and efficiency,” said Wei Huaqing, Vice President of Wison New Energies and Project Director of the Nguya. “We minimized the interface across the project execution period, forged a seamless collaboration with Eni project team, and ultimately delivered one month ahead of contract schedule— setting the new benchmark for the FLNG delivery.”
Wison New Energies has been an innovator in the FLNG sector from the beginning. In 2017, the company delivered the 144-meter Tango FLNG of 0.6 million tonnes per annum capacity to Exmar Group, a Belgian company. It was the first FLNG facility to achieve liquefaction production.
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