Inpex has tendered for separate FEED studies on the subsea umbilicals, risers and flowlines package attached to the Abadi floater.
Wood Group company JP Kenny has emerged as the frontrunner for this work, which carries a 35% local content requirement.
A BPMigas official told delegates at the Seoul conference this week that the regulator intends to push for the FLNG engineering studies to be performed within Indonesia.
The local content requirement for the construction of the floater will largely depend on the outcome of the FEED process but BPMigas has expressed an interest in keeping topsides fabrication work within the country.
However, the official also stressed the regulator “remains open to inputs from participating bidders on how to achieve the local content target” as...
