Name of the Project
Moheshkhali floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) terminal project.

Location
The project will be located about 2.4 km off the shore of Sonadia Island, in Bangladesh.

Client
Exelerate Energy Bangladesh; Bangladesh Oil Gas & Mineral Corporation, and the Bangladesh government.

Project Description
The project involves the construction of an FLNG terminal, which will include the delivery of one of Excelerate’s existing floating storage and regasification units (FSRU), the Excellence, and the installation of a turret-loading buoy anchored offshore, a flexible riser, a pipeline end manifold and a 7.5 km subsea pipeline with a final tie-in connection at the delivery point.

The FSRU will have a 138 000 m³ LNG storage capacity and a base regasification capacity of 500-million standard cubic feet a day.

LNG carriers will deliver LNG to the terminal about every five days at a rated send out of 500-million standard cubic feet a day.

LNG will be vapourised using open-loop shell-and-tube vapourisers.

Jobs to Be Created
Not stated.

Value
The total cost of the project has been estimated at $179.4-million.

Duration
Construction is expected to start in the fourth quarter of 2017 and last about four months, with the terminal expected to come into operation in 2018.

Latest Developments
None stated.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Excelerate Energy VP business development Ramon Wangdi, tel +1 832 813 7678 or email Ramon.Wangdi@excelerateenergy.com.