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Perspective. Trends in FLNG: A maturing industry

Floating LNG (FLNG) is now a mainstream technology and driven by increasingly efficient shipyard construction practices.
Sep 2025 Daniel Sidwell
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Public data suggests FLNG projects are increasingly cost competitive with greenfield onshore liquefaction and even brownfield onshore liquefaction expansion.

Given this reality, debate should focus on how FLNG will evolve over time and whether FLNG capacity will remain relatively modest compared to onshore plants.

This Perspective explores four nascent trends in FLNG, their drivers and potential consequences.