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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.

Floating LNG · Malaysia (Asia-Pacific) · every fact below is as reported by the linked sources, checked by hand on 2026-10-08.

Size
Minimum 2 mtpa nearshore FLNG (reported ~2.1 mtpa)
Operator / developer
PETRONAS
Phase, as reported
fabrication (hull launched Feb 2025; topsides module integration at Samsung Heavy's Geoje yard ongoing)
Checked on
2026-10-08

Phase track steps named in the reported phase are marked

  1. FID
  2. Engineering
  3. Fabrication
  4. Construction
  5. Installation
  6. Commissioning

Who builds it as stated by the sources

  • JGC Corporation — Lead consortium partner on the EPCC contract: engineering, procurement and commissioning of the FLNG topsides and associated onshore facilities, plus overall project management
  • Samsung Heavy Industries — Consortium partner: EPC of the FLNG hull and modular fabrication of the topsides at Geoje (steel cut April 2024, hull launched February 2025)

Key dates as stated by the sources

FID or award
EPCC contract awarded to JGC–Samsung Heavy, announced 6 January 2023
Milestone
Steel-cutting/construction start at Geoje, April 2024; hull launch reported 26 February 2025
Startup target
Completion scheduled 2027 (JGC); start-up targeted second half of 2027 per trade press

Disciplines likely needed our inference

  • LNG process and commissioning engineering
  • module integration / mechanical completion
  • E&I and instrumentation
  • marine/mooring engineering
  • QA/QC and inspection
  • project controls

Our inference from project kind and phase — not stated by the sources below.

Sources checked on 2026-10-08

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

Position on our globe: 5.08°N 115.55°E. Location approximate: To be moored nearshore at the Sipitang Oil and Gas Industrial Park (SOGIP), Sabah, East Malaysia; hull and topsides under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries' Geoje yard, South Korea.

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