Project · Floating LNG · Malaysia

ZLNG nearshore FLNG (PETRONAS FLNG 3), Sipitang, Sabah

A complete floating LNG plant — hull, ~40,000 t of topsides and onshore receiving works — being integrated in Korea for delivery and commissioning in Sabah in 2027.

Checked by hand against the sources below (2026-10-20).

  1. Engineering (done)
  2. Fabrication (now)
  3. Transport & installation (next)
  4. Hook-up
  5. Commissioning
  6. Operation

Now Fabrication (reported: fabrication (hull launched Feb 2025; topsides module integration at Samsung Heavy's Geoje yard ongoing))

Next Transport & installation · not announced

Roles Project management & controls · Construction & supervision · QA/QC & HSE · Role groups per phase: our planning assumption from the Crew Forecast model.

Later Operation H2 2027 (start-up targeted second half of 2027 per trade press, as reported)

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Who works on it as the sources name them

  • PETRONASOperator / owneroperator / developer
  • JGC CorporationEPC / main contractorLead consortium partner on the EPCC contract: engineering, procurement and commissioning of the FLNG topsides and associated onshore facilities, plus overall…
  • Samsung Heavy IndustriesEPC / main contractorConsortium partner: EPC of the FLNG hull and modular fabrication of the topsides at Geoje (steel cut April 2024, hull launched February 2025)
Kind
Floating LNG
Country
Malaysia
Size
Minimum 2 million tonnes of LNG per annum.
Operator
PETRONAS
Position
5.08°N 115.55°E, approximate

Sources

  1. JGC Awarded Contract for First Nearshore Floating LNG Plant in MalaysiaJGC Holdings (company newsroom) · published 2023-01-06 · read 2026-10-20
  2. Petronas awards JGC-Samsung contract for third Malaysian FLNGOil & Gas Journal · published 2023-01-09 · read 2026-09-22
  3. Petronas Starts Construction of Third Floating LNG FacilityWorld-Energy (trade press) · published 2024-04-02 · read 2026-09-22
  4. Samsung Heavy launches Petronas' third FLNGLNG Prime (trade press, paywalled) · published 2025-02-26 · read 2026-09-22
  5. Samsung Heavy launches 'Cedar FLNG'; world-first simultaneous construction of three FLNGs (Korean)Seoul Shinmun · published 2026-06-05 · read 2026-10-08
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