TMC To Supply Compressors To FLNG Hilli | TMC

FLNG Hilli is currently undergoing a conversion from an ex-LNG carrier to a floating LNG (FLNG) production unit at the Keppel Shipyard in Singapore. 

TMC’s scope of work includes manufacturing and delivery of 7 x 365 kW Smart Air compressors to be installed on board the FLNG Hilli. The contract value is undisclosed. TMC’s Smart Air compressors offer 50 percent energy saving compared to conventional compressors. 

“Golar LNG’s life-of-field approach to the on-board compressed air system will enable them to significantly reduce both energy costs and harmful emissions. This type of thinking contributes towards making offshore field developments even more economically viable, so we are proud to be part of this project,” says Per Kjellin, managing director of TMC.

FLNG Hilli is scheduled to commence operations at the Kribi field offshore Cameroon later this year. Golar LNG will provide liquefaction, storage, and off-loading services under a tolling agreement to Cameroon’s state owned oil and gas company Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures and Perenco Cameroon as upstream joint venture partners.

It is anticipated that the allocated reserves will be produced at a rate of 1.2 million tons of LNG per annum, over an approximate eight-year period.

“FLNG Hilli is a big installation that requires major compressor power. Although the vessel will be located in benign, near-shore waters, it is still an offshore environment that places strict demands on operational uptime – especially given the project’s ambitious production targets. Only compressors that are specially designed and built for marine applications can deliver the required reliability,” says Per Kjellin. 

TMC is the world’s leading supplier of compressed air systems for marine and offshore use. The company is a thoroughbred supplier of marine compressors, based on 40 years’ heritage in the marine and offshore industries. The company is headquartered in Oslo, with sales and service offices all over the world.