ABB to power FSRU offshore Singapore

Hanwha Ocean has commissioned ABB to provide an electric power and propulsion package for Singapore’s first floating storage and regasification unit.

The vessel, with a storage capacity of 200,000 cu m of LNG, is due to be delivered to owner Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) in 2027 for a long-term charter by Singapore LNG Corp.

It will be moored at Jurong Port and connected to the nation’s gas network in 2030, under MOL’s management.

ABB’s integrated electrical system, the company said in a news release of September 16, will comprise a medium-voltage generator, 6.6-kV switchboards for cargo and regasification, and a motor, transformer and drive for propulsion. In addition, the company will supply a remote control and remote diagnostics system a power protection system.