Golar LNG agreed to acquire the 2013-built LNG carrier Grace Dahlia from NYK Line for conversion into its fourth floating LNG production unit. The vessel has 177,427 cubic meters of storage, and Golar expects the converted unit to be redelivered in 2029.
Why it matters. The acquisition advances Golar’s planned FLNG capacity and could expand options for LNG producers seeking floating export facilities.
at CIMC Raffles’ Yantai shipyard in China.
The *Grace Dahlia* was built in 2013
*Grace Dahlia* has an LNG storage capacity of 177,427cbm
Golar LNG Limited (NASDAQ: GLNG) (“Golar” or “the Company”) announces today that it has agreed to acquire the LNG carrier Grace Dahlia from NYK Line. The Grace Dahlia was built in 2013 and has been maintained and managed to the highest operational standards by NYK Line.
The vessel is intended to be used for conversion into Golar’s fourth FLNG (“FLNG #4”) ordered on August 12, 2026. Grace Dahlia has an LNG storage capacity of 177,427cbm, providing FLNG #4 with approximately 20% larger storage capacity compared to the 3.5MTPA FLNG Esperanza curre…
