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Prelude's wide reach: video

ROYAL Dutch Shell has had a busy year working on its Prelude floating LNG project, coordinating t...

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Designed to be nearly half a kilometre long, 30 storeys high and to play host to upwards of 120 personnel, the behemoth will be one of the largest vessels ever sent to sea and will displace the same amount of water as six of the world's largest aircraft carriers.

From Spain, where 150 mooring chain links weighing a total 50 tonnes are being manufactured each day towards a 17km, 4500-link target, to France, where FMC Technologies has tested the LNG loading arms under cryogenic conditions, the work has continued in earnest.

FMC has also tested its subsea equipment for leaks in Malaysia, putting it under immense pressure, while Samsung Heavy Industries has been busy installing 450km of piping, consisting of 450,000 piping components on the vessel in South Korea.

SHI also lifted and placed the 4800 tonne gas processing module during the year.

Over in Dubai, Drydocks World has sent part of a 30 storey turret to South Korea, with smaller components and spare items soon to find a home at the recently completed onshore supply base located in Darwin.

When put into operation, Prelude is expected to produce 3.6 million tonnes per annum of LNG, 1.3MMtpa of condensate and 400,000tpa of liquefied petroleum gas for export.

Shell has produced a video showcasing the broad reach of its monster project, which you can view below.

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