wiUSA December 2013

Parker Hannifin Corporation has been awarded a contract by SBM Monaco for the supply of the wire rope sections within the mooring system for the Prelude floating liquefied natural gas project, under construction in Northwest Australia. Royal Dutch Shell made the decision to begin construction of Prelude, the world’s first floating liquefied natural gas project, in May 2011. Measuring 488m

Steel rope offering moor

from bow to stern, the natural gas facility is believed to be the largest floating facility ever built. The Prelude facility is expected to remain moored on location for 25 years. Parker’s wire rope sections will have the highest minimum breaking load of any steel wire mooring system component ever supplied.

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