The company identified the unit as thePFLNG 2, which is under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries in South Koreaand due for delivery in 2018.

"This is a very significant award for us," said ABSchief executive Christopher Wiernicki in a statement issued Monday afternoon.

"It also is thenatural next step for an organization that is widely recognized as the leaderin the classification of offshore production units and LNG ships."

PatrickJanssens,