Delfin Nears FID on First FLNG Vessel as Equipment Orders Advance
Delfin Midstream moves closer to FID on its first floating LNG vessel as turbine manufacturing and key equipment orders advance for the offshore Delfin LNG project.
(P&GJ) — Delfin Midstream said it expects to reach a final investment decision (FID) on the first floating LNG (FLNG) vessel for its Delfin LNG project within the next month, as remaining execution workstreams near completion.
The company said it has extended a previously announced letter of award with Samsung Heavy Industries, allowing early engagement work to continue as Delfin prepares for project execution. The extension follows progress made over recent weeks to finalize engineering, procurement and commercial milestones ahead of FID.
In parallel, Delfin has entered into a letter of award with Black & Veatch to execute a purchase order with Siemens Energy for gas turbine mechanical drive packages. The agreement follows a July 2025 arrangement in which Delfin reserved manufacturing capacity for Siemens Energy’s SGT-750 turbines.
Delfin said manufacturing has now begun on the turbine packages after the company issued a limited notice to proceed in late 2025. Black & Veatch will serve as the prime subcontractor to Samsung Heavy Industries for topsides engineering and procurement, as well as pre-commissioning and commissioning services. The FLNG facility will use Black & Veatch’s PRICO liquefaction technology.
To support the execution schedule, Delfin has also awarded and reserved manufacturing slots for additional hull and topsides equipment, the company said.
“With the last parts of the project coming together, we are very pleased to plan for the FID and immediate execution by ordering and reserving key equipment,” said Delfin CEO Dudley Poston. “Our project represents a significant milestone in the development of critical energy infrastructure in the United States. We are excited by our progress and our continued collaboration with SHI, Black & Veatch, Siemens Energy and key vendors as we finalize the necessary commercial and financing workstreams to bring the country’s first offshore LNG project to market.”
Delfin is developing a brownfield deepwater port designed to support up to three FLNG vessels with combined capacity of up to 13.2 million tonnes per year. The project has received a deepwater port license from the Maritime Administration and long-term LNG export authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy.