Exclerate said in a social media post on Tuesday that the reliquefaction unit is expected to be installed during the next planned dry dock for the 2014-built 174,000-cbm Experience.
“As the sole provider of FSRUs to Petrobras, Excelerate is proud to support this next step in our partnership,” the company said.
Once installed, this technology will help eliminate all excess cargo losses due to boil off, and lower Scope 1 emissions, according to Excelerate.
Excelerate did not provide further details.
Last year, Exclerate entered into a deal with Wartsila Gas Solutions, part of Finnish technology group Wärtsilä, to purchase a reliquefaction system for retrofit installation onboard one of its vessels.
Delivery of the Wartsila reliquefaction system is scheduled for early 2026.
Exclerate said at the time that the equipment will be available to be installed on any of Excelerate’s existing vessels based on customer demand or for prospective LNG projects.
The company currently operates ten FSRUs, one of the world’s largest fleets of such vessels, and these units are located worldwide.
These FSRUs are located in Bangladesh, Finland, Brazil, Dubai, Pakistan, while one FSRU recently serving the second FSRU-based LNG import terminal in Germany’s Wilhelmshaven.
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries also just launched Excelerate Energy’s new 174,000-cbm FSRU.
Excelerate also recently purchased a 2007-built steam LNG carrier from GasLog Partners, a part of Greek LNG shipping firm GasLog, according to brokers.
The vessel in question is the 145,000-cbm Methane Alison Victoria, brokers said.
Earlier this year, Exclerate announced its intention to acquire an LNG carrier in 2025.
The LNG carrier is expected to serve its gas supply business in the short term and will be a candidate for the company’s first FSRU conversion.