Engineering and technologies Floating LNG

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1 Engineering and technologies Floating LNG Major contracts confirm Technip's leadership

2 Technip at a glance Technip is a world leader in project management, engineering and construction for the oil and gas industry. With a global footprint, our talents constantly offer the most innovative technologies and best solutions to our clients to optimize their investments and meet the world s energy challenges. Our mission is to deliver safe, sustainable and quality projects across the world. We operate in three main businesses: Subsea In subsea hydrocarbon field development, Technip s activities include the design, manufacture and installation of rigid and flexible subsea pipelines and umbilicals. Thanks to our portfolio of technologies, industrial and operational assets on all continents and a state-of-the art fleet, we offer a unique vertically integrated model in the industry. Offshore In the Offshore business, our activities include engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) and installation of fixed and floating platforms. We use a complete range of technological solutions to answer the challenges faced by our clients. We are leveraging our expertise in full-range of offshore facilities, as well as our strong know-how with added-value process skills and proprietary platform design. Onshore In the Onshore business, we deliver to our clients all the experience we have acquired for almost 60 years, combined with a large technology solutions portfolio. We are working on onshore facilities that the energy sector needs, in particular for oil and gas industry players. Technip is one of the global leaders for the refining business and petrochemical units. We also reinforced our position on project management consultancy (PMC) activities, by leveraging our expertise in the management of complex projects. 2

3 Floating LNG facilities Drawing on our experience in all component areas, we are in a unique position to design and deliver floating LNG facilities. As one of the world s longest standing providers of project services and technology to the LNG industry, we have long been active in seeking solutions to enable the development of offshore LNG A pioneer and leader in liquefaction Technip has been a leader in LNG for 50 years, with experience of all sizes of plant from peak shavers to the mega-trains in Qatar. Technip has contributed significantly to the state-of-the-art in LNG and maintains a portfolio of LNG technologies. The world s largest FPSO s Technip has delivered some of the world s largest FPSO s with integrated topside facilities of up to 37,000 tonnes. Advanced technologies in cryogenic transfer Technip offers a fully qualified LNG transfer system with cryogenic flexible as its central component. World leader in subsea field development Technip is historically the world leader of the subsea market for the design, manufacture and installation of subsea flowlines, umbilicals and risers. Leadership in oil and gas naval architecture We design and build complete offshore facilities in-house or in partnership. Leadership in project execution Our EPC culture ensures the success of our projects from conceptual and pre-feed studies through to delivery and commissioning. We have solid references in working in consortium with major shipyards under EPC lump sum contracts. TECHNIP offers an organisation whose combined resources, experience, technology, skills, and financial stability are second-to-none. For an FLNG project development, Technip has demonstrated its ability to act as main contractor for the entire project from conception to start-up. Floating LNG 3

4 Complete design flexibility Building on the execution of the world s largest LNG facilities and oil FPSO s, Technip has the capability to manage the design and delivery of FLNG projects A wide range of design options are available at conceptual stage: Large production capacity: 1 to 6 Mtpa Overall storage up to 400,000 m3 Mixed refrigerant or N2 expansion liquefaction processes Modularised, safe and compact facilities Turret moored for weathervaning or spread-moored Storm shut-ins / disconnections Prismatic (SPB) or highly partitioned membrane LNG tanks Side-by-side offloading or tandem configuration with cryogenic aerial flexible pipe 4 Floating LNG

5 Major FLNG contracts signed since 2009 FLNG is a true representation of Technip's technological differentiation through the integration of all our core activities: LNG process, offshore facilities and subsea infrastructure FLNG solutions have the potential to place gas liquefaction facilities directly over offshore gas fields, thereby precluding the need for long distance pipelines and extensive onshore infrastructure. This innovative alternative to traditional onshore LNG plants provides a commercially attractive and environmentally friendly approach for monetisation of offshore gas fields. ShELL Generic FLNG On July 28, 2009, two contracts were signed in Paris with Shell: a master agreement with a consortium comprising Technip and Samsung for the design, construction and installation of multiple floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facilities over a period of up to fifteen years. a contract with the same consortium for the execution of the front end engineering and design (FEED) for Shell's 3.6 Mtpa FLNG solution. Prelude FLNG, Western Australia On March 8, 2010 a contract was signed in Paris with Shell, covering the FEED elements specific to the Prelude project, taking into account the composition of the gas, local weather conditions and other site-specific factors. On May 30, 2011, Shell gave notice to proceed with the detailed design and construction of Prelude, the first FLNG facility in the world. On June 29, 2012, Shell awarded Technip a large subsea installation contract, including management of key interfaces with the hook-up and commissioning of the Prelude FLNG facility. Agreement to strengthen FLNG collaboration In December 2012, Shell and the Technip-Samsung Consortium signed an agreement to enhance collaboration on the design, engineering, procurement, construction and installation of future innovative FLNG solutions across a wide range of opportunities in the future. For example, Shell s FLNG Lean technology would be able to process additional gas and produce more LNG, opening up new business opportunities for countries looking to develop their gas resources. PETRONAS These awards confirm Technip's position as the leading FLNG engineering contractor Award date: February 2011 Client: Petronas and MISC Berhad Contractor: Technip, in consortium with DSME FEED contract for an FLNG unit, offshore Malaysia Capacity: 1.2 Mtpa EPC contract awarded in June 2012 Keel laying in January 2014 Hull launch in April 2014 Floating LNG 5

6 Addressing FLNG challenges Technip has strong technical skills in many of the areas critical to FLNG. New tools and solutions have been developed or existing methods adapted to meet the specific needs of FLNG vessels operating in harsh environments. Process schemes Improved processes have been developed by Technip s process engineers to meet the requirements of the new context of Floating LNG, including: Ideas for improving natural gas liquefaction Gas condensate stabilisation producing a rich gas for direct liquefaction without LPG production Production of high purity N2 from the natural gas NG LNG G Wave basin model tests - Scale:60 High efficiency offshore "reverse Brayton" type liquefaction process Sloshing in a horizontal drum equipped with baffles hull motions The design of topside equipment requires the collaboration of an entire team of naval architects, piping, process and equipment engineers, critical equipment suppliers, installation specialists and engineers skilled in advanced numerical modelling. Accelerations are quantified and loads on mechanical equipment checked with vendors. The effects of hull motions on gas/liquid separation in process equipment are studied, when necessary, with process licensors and suppliers. 6 Floating LNG

7 Safety - Risks from cryogenic and hazardous fluids The challenge for the safe layout of an FLNG facility is the large process area required in a reduced footprint leading to relatively high congestion and tall modules. Our risk-based approach assesses potential consequences and associated frequencies to derive appropriate safeguards and mitigation measures. Among process risks (fire and explosion) and non-process risks (ship collision, dropped object, etc.), the hazards of personnel and asset exposure to cryogenic fluids are specific safety drivers. As a prime example, the potential consequences of cryogenic spillage on deck and hull structures are studied to define the best counter measures. Naval architecture Naval Architects had to address several new challenges: Sheer size - larger than any existing FPSO Harsh environmental conditions Weathervaning systems suitable for the 10,000-year storm LNG cryogenic transfer between two floating units in the open sea Accommodating a wide range of LNG and LPG carriers The development of the FLNG/TMS solution for Shell Prelude was enabled by combining Technip's marine/metocean expertise with that of Shell, SBM and Samsung. Design solutions are helped by a series of two tests: Wind tunnel tests to derive wind and current loads on the FLNG with and without an LNG carrier present. Wave basin model tests with FLNG and LNG carriers covering: Mooring in harsh, category 5 cyclone conditions Decay and motion response tests Berthing and mooring and the equipment required between the two vessels The loads generated when towing these large units Experimental validation of models for cryogenic spill The objective is to minimise the potential for escalation and promote safe escape. In the event of major accidents, the goal is evacuation and rescue of personnel while maintaining asset integrity. FLNG flare radiation at deck level is potentially much higher than for conventional FPSO s requiring the use of state-of-the-art modeling tools. Interface management User access Extranet Partner #1 User access Intranet Technip Operating Center #1 User access Intranet Technip Operating Center #2 Authentification Sharepoint Server User access Extranet Partner #2 Flare flame radiation visualisation Determination of flare structure temperatures under the effect of radiation FLNG projects have an increased number of design and construction interfaces. To mitigate the risk from poor management, Technip has developed and is using a specific Interface Management Tool - IMT, that allows full technical and commercial alignment between multiple parties at each interface. Floating LNG 7

8 HEADQuArTErS Technip 89 avenue de la Grande Armée Paris Cedex 16 France Phone: +33 (0) Fax: +33 (0) CONTACTS Paris Jean-Marc LETOurNEL Phone: +33 (0) Philip HAGYArD Phone: +33 (0) Brian roberts Phone: +33 (0) Follow us on This document is the property of Technip and is not intended to be a binding contractual document. Any information contained herein shall not result in any binding obligation on the part of Technip, or any of its affiliates, and is provided for information purposes only. Technip - Group Communications - April Photo credits: Technip, ; page 3: Harry Gruyaert / Magnum Photos