Prelude FLNG
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Prelude FLNG |
| Owner | Shell plc |
| Port of registry | Fremantle, Australia |
| Builder | Samsung Heavy Industries, Geoje Shipyard, South Korea |
| Cost | US$10−13 billion |
| Laid down | October 2012 |
| Launched | December 2013 |
| Completed | July 2017 |
| Maiden voyage | July 2017 |
| In service | 2018 |
| Identification | IMO number: 9648714 |
| Status | Operational |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Floating production storage and offloading |
| Tonnage | 300,000 GT |
| Displacement | 600,000 tonnes |
| Length | 488 m (1,601 ft) |
| Beam | 74 m (243 ft) |
| Height | 105 m (344 ft) |
| Crew | 220-240 |
Prelude FLNG is a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) platform owned by Shell plc and built by the Technip–Samsung Consortium (TSC) in South Korea for a joint venture between Royal Dutch Shell, KOGAS, and Inpex. The hull was launched in December 2013.
It is 488 metres (1,601 ft) long, 74 metres (243 ft) wide, 105 m (344 ft) tall, and made with more than 260,000 tonnes of steel, beating Seawise Giant (the previous record holder) as the world's longest vessel. The vessel displaces around 600,000 tonnes when fully loaded, more than five times the displacement of a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. It is the world's largest FLNG platform, as well as the largest FLNG facility constructed to date.