The consortium of JGC Corporation and Samsung Heavy Industries has received a contract from Petronas to construct a floating LNG plant on gas fields off the Malaysian coast. The lump-sum turnkey contract includes the engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning work for a floating LNG plant with a production capacity of 1.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa). The project is scheduled for completion in 2018. JGC will be primarily responsible for the engineering and procurement of the LNG facilities, while Samsung Heavy Industries of South Korea will be in charge of the construction of the hull and the modular facilities.
