BV classification for new Torman LNG FRU
This development of Gasfin’s facility – involving the Torman LNG FRU and a Moss-type LNG floating storage unit, both classed by BV – paves the way for the first deliveries of LNG to a terminal in sub-Saharan Africa. The volume that Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) will be taking is equivalent to around 1,300MW of combined cycle power plant capacity.
Kerem Kiper, vice president of Middle East, Africa, and India at Bureau Veritas, said it was a great achievement for all the teams involved. “This project proves that alternative solutions to produce and store electricity are available. It opens up new opportunities in Africa for LNG floating units,” he added.
The 95m FRU was constructed at CSSC Jiangnan Shipyard in China and fitted with two IMO type-C tanks giving a storage capacity of 28,000 cubic metres. The LNG FRU is designed for a regasification capacity of around 1.7 million tonnes of LNG per year and will be in operation for approximately 20 years.
The classification and certification scope included the design, review, approval, material certification and construction surveys of the FRU at Jiangnan shipyard, as well as Tema port. Additionally, Bureau Veritas Solutions Marine & Offshore – the consultative arm of Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore – ensured verification and surveys associated with the design, fabrication and incorporation of the natural gas send-out heater skid system on to the Torman LNG FRU.
