The flare tower of Pflng Satu was ignited by introducing gas from the KAKG-A central processing platform at the field.
The company said that the development proves company’s technological aspirations to unlock gas reserves in Malaysia’s remote and stranded gas fields.
Petronas’ acting vice president LNG assets, development and production Adnan Zainal Abidin said the first gas milestone signified the commencement of commissioning and startup for the floating LNG facility.
Abidin said that the facility will soon progress towards commercial operations and first cargo.
Adnan said: “We have come a long way with our partners to deliver a game changer in the global LNG business.
“The shared vision for Pflng Satu to monetise gas resources uneconomical to develop via conventional means is an achievement all can be proud of.”
For its offshore phase of commissioning, Pflng Satu travelled 2,120 nautical miles from Okpo, South Korea to the Kanowit gas field.
The floating facility is fitted with an external turret for water-depths of between 70 metres and 200 metres deep.
Using a flexible subsea pipeline, it will extract natural gas for the liquefaction, production, storage and offloading processes of LNG at the offshore gas field.
Pflng Satu, which is designed to last up to 20 years without dry-docking, offers the flexibility of redeployment at multiple locations.
The redeployment features is expected to help in improving the access to marginal and stranded gas fields of Malaysia.
Image: Pflng Satu is designed to last up to 20 years without dry-docking. Photo courtesy of Petronas.
