Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded Approval in Principle (AiP) to GasEntec for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) FSRU capable of delivering up to one billion cubic feet of gas per day.
The approval follows LR’s independent assessment of the design’s technical and safety fundamentals and was presented during Gastech 2026 in Bangkok.
A key feature of the design is its multi-mode regasification system, which can operate in open, closed, and combined-loop modes. This gives operators greater flexibility to adapt to different environmental conditions, regulatory requirements, and project needs, while supporting reliable gas delivery across a range of operating environments.
The concept is designed around a modular architecture that can be configured to suit different capacities, pressures, and operational requirements. Once delivered, the design would be among the world’s largest FSRUs by send-out capacity and one of the most operationally flexible.
GasEntec said it will use its first LR AiP to advance the FSRU design towards execution and support projects for FSRU owners and developers.
Jose Navarro, Global Gas Technology Director, Lloyd’s Register, said: “As developers look to bring LNG import capacity online quickly, operators need solutions that can perform reliably across different climates, weather conditions, and regulatory environments. This design combines very high send-out capacity with operational flexibility, helping to address some of the key challenges facing future FSRU projects.”
Sean Van der Post, Global Offshore Business Director, Lloyd’s Register, said: “As countries seek secure and flexible routes to LNG supply, concepts such as this reflect how FSRU development is evolving beyond capacity alone, with greater emphasis on flexibility, adaptability, and long-term operational resilience.
“By independently assessing new designs at an early stage, we help give developers, investors, and operators confidence as they progress projects from concept towards deployment.”
“This FSRU delivers a common modular platform that can be configured for different capacities, pressures, and operating conditions, enabling efficient project specific engineering and faster deployment,” said TG Kim, co-chief operating officer, at GasEntec.
“As energy demand accelerates around the world, from grid growth to AI data center driven power needs, the constraint isn’t supply; it’s how quickly and reliably you can get gas to where it’s needed.”
