Samsung Heavy Industries has presented a standardized FLNG platform optimized for Canada’s natural gas market, providing a tailored solution for future LNG development. The company hosted the Canada FLNG Technical Forum in Vancouver on October 23, in cooperation with Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) Vancouver, bringing together approximately 100 representatives from local resource developers, First Nations communities, government and financial institutions to discuss cooperation in the LNG segment.
Wang-Keun Lee, Executive Vice President and Head of SHI’s Shipbuilding & Offshore Business Division, commented: “FLNG is a competitive solution that can connect Canada’s abundant natural gas resources with global markets. With our proven technology and tailored solutions, we aim to become a key partner supporting the growth of Canada’s LNG industry.”
SHI, which emphasizes that Canada has abundant natural gas resources and favorable access to Asian markets, used the forum to highlight its standardized FLNG platform optimized for the country’s natural gas development and export environment.
The company points out that FLNG, which enables natural gas produced onshore to be liquefied and stored at sea before being exported, is drawing growing attention as an environmentally friendly and economically viable alternative for LNG development.
With seven of the 11 newbuild FLNG orders placed worldwide already secured, Samsung Heavy Industries is building on the engineering expertise accumulated through these projects through a standardized FLNG platform for the Canadian market.
“The standardized platform reduces repetitive new-design work and allows SHI to focus on meeting and optimizing project-specific requirements, helping optimize overall project timelines and improve investment efficiency,” underlined the South Korean player.
The firm introduced Cedar FLNG as a representative project tailored to the Canadian market. The work on this floating facility, which weighs approximately 50,000 tonnes, was awarded to SHI in 2024 and launched in June.
The unit will be deployed off Kitimat, British Columbia, where it will receive natural gas through an onshore pipeline, liquefy and store the gas offshore, and transfer the LNG to carriers for export. The FLNG is expected to play an important role in supporting Canada’s LNG exports.
