Sembcorp Marine bagged $20mn worth of contract

Jurong Shipyard, Sembcorp Marine's subsidiary, has secured a contract from Golar LNG Energy to convert the LNG Khannur to a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit.

According to Sembcorp, the Floating Storage and Regasificaion Unit is to be named West Jave FSRU.

LNG Khannur is a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) tanker.

The West Java FSRU represents Golar’s fourth FSRU project for PT Nusantara Regas, a joint venture between Pertamina and PGN. On conversion completion, the vessel will be installed 15km offshore Muara Karang, Jakarta Bay, in Indonesia, where it is contracted to operate until the end of 2022, with provision for further automatic extension options to 2025 subject to certain contract conditions.

The West Java FSRU project will be Indonesia’s first LNG regasifaction terminal and represents the first FSRU project in Asia.