Monday, May 23, 2011



1(GD & TD) With the aim of exploiting oil in the ocean, Shell had planned to build the biggest ship ever. It was named the Prelude FLNG. Capacity of the ships will be about 110,000 barrels per day. According to estimates, the weight of it will reach 600,000 tons. Its length is more than five football fields combined. This ship is designed to withstand Category 5 hurricane. To make it, it is estimated will take about 260,000 tons of steel - 5 times the amount of steel to build the Sydney Harbour Bridge. View of certain aspects, like a ship this small island than a ship. It is designed to anchor at a location north-west coast of Australia for 25 years. This ship will freeze natural gas to -207 degrees Fahrenheit to reduce the volume to 600 times, so it will carry the goods to all over Asia. Currently Shell has not revealed the cost of construction material, but one thing is sure it will be built at Samsung shipyard in Geoje Island. This is one of the few shipyards capable of closing the ship like Prelude FLNG. Expected, in 2017, will ship Prelude FLNG.Shell said FLNG Prelude is the first product, not that it plans to finally complete. Shell officials are optimistic that, in future, the oil plant cell types will not like this is rare. Source: gdtd.vn

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