FLNG History (2017–2026): From 1.2 to 3.6 MTPA

26 July 2026

Operating today: ~17 MTPA • New capacity pipeline: ~61 MTPA

Evolution: Purpose-built → Barge-based → LNG Carrier Conversion → Deepwater Expansion → Standardised Multi-FLNG Export Hubs

Generation I – Purpose-built FLNG

🇲🇾 PFLNG Satu (Malaysia, 2017) — 1.2 MTPA

• First commercial FLNG.

Generation II – Barge-based FLNG

🇦🇷🇨🇬 Tango FLNG (Argentina, 2019 → Republic of Congo, 2023) — 0.5–0.6 MTPA

• First commercial deployment in Argentina (2019).

• First commercially redeployed FLNG following relocation to the Republic of Congo (2023).

Generation III – LNG Carrier Conversion

🇨🇲 Hilli Episeyo (Cameroon, 2018) — 2.4 MTPA

• First long-term commercial LNG carrier conversion.

🇲🇷🇸🇳 Gimi FLNG (Mauritania/Senegal, 2025) — 2.7 MTPA

• Conversion concept replicated at commercial scale.

Generation IV – Deepwater Expansion

🇦🇺 Prelude (Australia, 2019) — 3.6 MTPA

• Largest operating FLNG.

🇲🇾 PFLNG Dua (Malaysia, 2021) — 1.5 MTPA

• Expanded FLNG deployment into deeper water.

🇲🇿 Coral Sul (Mozambique, 2022) — 3.4 MTPA

• First world-scale FLNG in ultra-deepwater Africa.

🇨🇬 Nguya FLNG (Republic of Congo, 2026) — 2.4 MTPA

• Modular execution and repeatable design.

Generation V – Standardised Multi-FLNG Export Hubs

🇦🇷 Southern Energy (Argentina)

• Hilli Episeyo redeployment (existing FLNG)

• MK II FLNG — 3.5 MTPA

• ≈6 MTPA combined export capacity

🇦🇷 Argentina LNG (YPF–Eni–XRG)

• Two new-build FLNG units

• ≈12 MTPA planned

Key observations

• Capacity: 1.2 → 3.6 MTPA

• Barge concept: commercially proven.

• LNG carrier conversions became commercially proven FLNG assets.

• Water depth expanded from nearshore to ultra-deepwater developments.

• FLNG assets can now be redeployed between countries.

• Multi-unit developments are emerging as the preferred growth model.

Projects shown on the infographic

• 2017 — PFLNG Satu — 1.2 MTPA 🇲🇾

• 2018 — Hilli Episeyo — 2.4 MTPA 🇨🇲

• 2019 — Tango FLNG — 0.5 MTPA 🇦🇷

• 2019 — Prelude — 3.6 MTPA 🇦🇺

• 2021 — PFLNG Dua — 1.5 MTPA 🇲🇾

• 2022 — Coral Sul — 3.4 MTPA 🇲🇿

• 2023 — Tango FLNG — 0.6 MTPA 🇨🇬

• 2025 — Gimi FLNG — 2.7 MTPA 🇲🇷🇸🇳

• 2026 — Nguya FLNG — 2.4 MTPA 🇨🇬

Future FLNG Development Pipeline (~61 MTPA)

FID Achieved / Under Construction (~16 MTPA)

• 🇦🇷 Southern Energy Phase 2 (MK II FLNG) — 3.5 MTPA

• 🇲🇿 Coral North FLNG — 3.6 MTPA

• 🇮🇩 Genting FLNG Indonesia — 1.2 MTPA

• 🇺🇸 Delfin FLNG 1 — 4.4 MTPA

• 🇨🇦 Cedar LNG — 3.3 MTPA

Pre-FID (Concept / Pre-FEED / FEED) (~45 MTPA)

• 🇦🇷 Argentina LNG (YPF–Eni–XRG) — 2 × 6 MTPA

• 🇨🇦 Ksi Lisims LNG — 2 × 6 MTPA

• 🇺🇸 Delfin FLNG 2 & 3 — 2 × 4.4 MTPA

• 🇲🇽 AMIGO LNG — 4.2 MTPA

• 🇳🇬 UTM FLNG — 1.8 MTPA

• 🇳🇬 Ace Gas FLNG — 3 MTPA

• 🇳🇬 Transoceanic FLNG — 3 MTPA

Sources

• PETRONAS — PFLNG Satu and PFLNG Dua

• EXMAR — Tango FLNG

• Golar LNG — Hilli Episeyo and Gimi FLNG

• Shell — Prelude FLNG

• Eni — Coral Sul and Congo LNG

• YPF, Southern Energy, Eni and XRG — Argentina LNG announcements

Future FLNG 

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