New Fortress sends last Fast LNG rig to Mexico
New Fortress sends first Fast LNG rig to Mexico
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New Fortress sends last Fast LNG rig to Mexico
Summary
First production from the 1.4mn tonnes/year unit is expected in late October or early November. [Image: New Fortress Energy] by: Dale Lunan
New Fortress Energy (NFE) said September 29 the third and final rig of FLNG 1, its first Fast LNG installation, had departed the Kiewit shipyard in Ingleside, Texas. The rig...
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