A Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility defeats local content efforts when compared to bringing pipelines to shore, according to former government Petroleum Advisor Jan Mangal, who favours the latter option for Guyana.
Mangal reasons that having associated gases processed offshore at a FLNG facility and then transferred inland would not help this country create jobs and would not be in this country’s best interest.
Instead, he advises that if Guyana’s citizenry decides that it wants to use some of the natural gas offshore for domestic use, then it should be brought inland through pipes to build local content and stimulate other industries.
