{"id":15237,"date":"2025-09-17T12:06:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T12:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/?p=15237"},"modified":"2025-09-17T12:06:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T12:06:44","slug":"c-receives-order-from-samsung-heavy-industries-shi-for-the-tank-design-of-flng-unit-for-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/c-receives-order-from-samsung-heavy-industries-shi-for-the-tank-design-of-flng-unit-for-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"GTT Receives Order from Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for the Tank Design of FLNG Unit for Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GTT will be delivering the tank design of a new floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit for Samsung Heavy Industries before it is ready for deployment in the African waters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The deal, which was made during the third quarter of 2025, will see GTT designing the cryogenic membrane containment system for the LNG storage tanks, with a total capacity of 238,700\u202fcu\/m. The tanks will be fitted with GTT\u2019s Mark III technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This project underscores GTT\u2019s central role in enabling major floating LNG developments in new markets and demonstrates how FLNG solutions can rapidly deliver offshore liquefaction capacity without relying on onshore infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Philippe Berterottiere, chairman and CEO of GTT, said,\u201cWe are proud to contribute our unique expertise to this major FLNG project, which will help harness Africa\u2019s energy potential to support sustainable growth and energy supply. This order confirms the trust of our long-standing partner Samsung Heavy Industries and demonstrates the relevance of GTT\u2019s technologies to support the development of efficient, reliable and safe floating LNG infrastructure.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GTT will be delivering the tank design of a new floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit for Samsung Heavy Industries before it is ready for deployment in the African waters &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/c-receives-order-from-samsung-heavy-industries-shi-for-the-tank-design-of-flng-unit-for-africa\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":15238,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7442,11],"tags":[901,11706,12142,2239],"class_list":["post-15237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-countries","category-top-news","tag-flng","tag-gtt","tag-mark-iii-technology","tag-samsung-heavy-industries","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GTT-FLNG.webp?fit=787%2C399&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5JWkQ-3XL","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14574,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/mozambique-gtt-wins-service-contract-with-coral-flng-for-enis-coral-sul-flng-barge\/","url_meta":{"origin":15237,"position":0},"title":"MOZAMBIQUE: GTT Wins Service Contract with Coral FLNG for Eni&#8217;s Coral Sul FLNG barge","author":"","date":"October 23, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"GTT, the technology expert in membrane containment systems for the transport and storage of liquefied gases, has won a service contract with Coral FLNG for Eni's Coral Sul FLNG\u00a0barge. 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