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DUTCH OFFSHORE REVIEW portfolio, enlarging the envelope of ? oating production solutions by revisiting key prod- ucts and technologies,” Kunst says.

One key product that SBM is bringing to the table is their mid-scale ? oating lique? ed natural gas concept (1.5-2 MTPA), which is a solution for stranded gas ? elds, both for new build as well as conversion solutions. The tech- nology and the unique twin-hull concept have been developed in SBM’s Schiedam center.

“With the increasing global demand for gas, we expect there will be a strong market for FLNG,” Kunst says. “This new market is a good complement to SBM’s leading position in the oil FPSO business and our extensive experience in designing, building and operat- ing FPSOs can be leveraged for our LNG

FPSO concept. We are engaging some clients – the interest is there. Many of the technolo- gies and capabilities that SBM has in-house are applicable to the LNG FPSO concept, for

More than example, the same turret mooring systems used for FPSOs can be used for LNG FPSOs.”.

Despite a lack of order intake in recent times, the company is working on complet- an FPSO ? rm ing some of their most ground-breaking proj-

The FPSO sailaway.

Cidade de Ilhabela ects, including three of the industry’s largest

First production from the FPSO was in

Global FPSO orders have fallen o