Hanwha Ocean secures ABS approval for standardized FLNG design

The approval in principle supports Hanwha Ocean's effort to standardize FLNG development, a move designed to reduce engineering lead times, improve project predictability, and streamline execution of future floating LNG projects.

Jeremy Beckman

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American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)

Oct. 29, 2026

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Standardized FLNG designs could help reduce engineering schedules and improve cost and schedule predictability for future offshore LNG developments.
The approach reflects a broader industry effort to accelerate project delivery through repeatable offshore facility designs rather than fully bespoke developments.
With multiple FLNG opportunities emerging globally, standardization could help developers bring gas resources to market more efficiently.

FLNG facility at sea — Hanwha Ocean's standardized FLNG design, which recently received AiP from ABS, aims to improve project efficiency through greater standardization and repeatability across future FLNG developments.

ABS has granted Hanwha Ocean approval in principle (AIP) for its standardized floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) design.

By developing a design that can be implemented for multiple projects, Hanwha aims to shorten initial engineering and improve predictability in project execution, ABS explained.

The standardized approach, it added, should also reduce engineering lead times and help streamline the execution processes.

ABS based its design reviews on applicable class requirements and industry standards.

“Standardized designs have the potential to improve consistency and predictability in the development of complex FLNG projects," said Matt Tremblay, ABS' senior vice president of Global Markets.

The classification group has previously performed a basic design review and associated sustainability reviews for Hanwha’s standardized FPSO design, developed for South American and West African deepwater regions.

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Jeremy Beckman

Staff Writer / Editor, Europe

Jeremy Beckman has been Editor Europe, Offshore since 1992. Prior to joining Offshore he was a freelance journalist for eight years, working for a variety of electronics, computing and scientific journals in the UK. He regularly writes news columns on trends and events both in the NW Europe offshore region and globally. He also writes features on developments and technology in exploration and production.