Norwegian technology company EConnect Energy has won a second contract for its jettyless transfer system IQuay that will link an offshore LNG facility to a permanently moored floating storage unit.
EConnect said it aims to deliver its floating system, which will be built to withstand "a variety of extreme metocean conditions", next year.
But the company remained coy on details of the award, simply referring to its customer as a "global energy company", and declined to reveal any information about the location, details or timing of the project.
EConnect's system has been linked to Delta Offshore Energy's plan for its project to set up an LNG import facility for Vietnam.
EConnect chief commercial officer Magnus Eikens said: "Our unique, modular technology allows for LNG transfer operations in extreme weather and rapid deployment," referencing its client’s "novel approach to energy infrastructure development".
Busy year
The company, formerly Connect LNG, launched its first IQuay C-class system in 2017 connecting visiting LNG carriers to floating LNG terminals and worked with Spain's Naturgy on its first unit.
Its IQuay F-Class connects vessels to offshore production terminals or floating storage units.
The company told TradeWinds that it has "a robust project pipeline" for its IQuay system.
"We have a strong focus on LNG but we are also looking forward to other projects in 2022 and 2023, which include newbuilds for the IQuay, gas-to-power projects, carbon capture with loading systems, ammonia and preparing our IQuay, La Santa Maria, for deployment at a terminal that will come online in the first quarter or second quarter of 2022," a spokeswoman said.
She said 2021 has been a "busy year" for the company, following its rebranding.
The outfit conducted a commercial LNG operation with Finnish energy company Gasum and launched an ammonia bunkering enterprise — Azane Fuel Solutions — in partnership with Mosvolds Rederi-backed Amon Maritime.
EConnect was also awarded €8.6m in green grants from the Norwegian government to develop green ammonia bunkering solutions.
