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The cargo has been loaded onto the 2015-built 162,000-cbm BW Pavilion Leeara, owned by a joint venture of BW LNG and Pavilion.
NFE said in a statement on October 25 that the vessel will sail to its operation in Puerto Rico.
According to its AIS data provided by VesselsValue, BW Pavilion Leeara left the offshore Altamira site on Friday.
It appears that the vessel loaded a partial LNG cargo.
Last month, NFE shipped the first full LNG cargo from its first FLNG project off Mexico’s Altamira to Europe.
This shipment onboard the 138,000-cbm Energos Princess recently arrived at the Dutch Gate LNG terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Before this, NFE loaded the first Altamira LNG cargo in August.
This partial shipment was delivered to NFE’s La Paz, Mexico terminal.
Producing above nameplate capacity
According to NFE, the company’s first Fast LNG (FLNG) unit is producing at or above its nameplate capacity of 1.4 mtpa.
“We are excited that we have achieved full nameplate performance and believe there is room for further production gains as we continue to commission our facility,” said Barry Clayton, senior VP of NFE’s FLNG operations.
“Now that we have reached full production1, our focus is on the continuous reliability and production of our installation,” he said.
NFE’s proprietary Fast LNG design pairs the latest advancements in modular liquefaction technology with jack up rigs or similar offshore infrastructure to enable a faster deployment schedule than traditional liquefaction facilities.
The company previously said the FLNG project adds more than $2 billion of infrastructure to its asset base.
NFE sent its liquefaction rig Pioneer II on September 26, 2023 to Altamira to start serving the FLNG project.
Prior to this, NFE’s utilities and accommodation rig, Pioneer III, arrived off Altamira, as well as the gas treatment rig.
The FLNG project consists of three rigs, Pioneer I, II, and III.
Besides the three rigs, the 160,000-cbm Penguin FSU serves the project as a floating storage unit.
In addition to this project, NFE closed in July its previously announced $700 million loan for its second FLNG unit which it aims to install onshore in Altamira.