Kosmos: Tortue FLNG to get cool-down cargo this month

Golar LNG’s FLNG Gimi, which serves BP’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim FLNG project offshore Mauritania and Senegal, is expected to receive a pre-commissioning cargo to accelerate the cool down of the unit later this month, according to project partner Kosmos Energy. In February, Golar LNG’s FLNG Gimi, which was converted from a 1975-built Moss LNG carrier with…

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