Operating since 2012 off Jakarta, FSRU Nusantara Regas Satu has completed over 425 cargo transfers and 50 million-m³ send-out without a single dry-dock
Known as one of the longest serving LNG vessels of its type, the FSRU Nusantara Regas Satu was originally built as LNG carrier Khannur at Moss, Norway, in 1977. The vessel entered service when LNG technology was in its relative infancy and pre-dated the IGC Code. At that time, MOSS containment systems dominated, and 125 000m³ capacity represented the upper limit of cargo volume. The vessel’s design reflected the manual standards of the era, with control by analogue instrumentation and navigation by radar and sextant.
To put the timeline in context, in 1977, Jimmy Carter assumed the US presidency, the first Star Wars film debuted and the Apple II computer was released without a mouse — reminders that digital design and computer-aided drafting remained rare. At that time, analogue control systems and navigation by radar and sextant prevailed; environmental regulation was minimal under the 1954 OILPOL Convention, while the non-mandatory EGC Code of 1976, SOLAS 1960 and the yet-to-enter-force MARPOL annexes governed her initial regime.
After three decades of trading as an LNG carrier, Khannur completed over 120 cargo voyages from ADNOC’s Das Island to Japan, later loading from Ras Laffan and Trinidad for discharge in Spain and the United States. In 2011-2012, the vessel underwent conversion and a new name, Nusantara Regas Satu and became the fourth LNG‐to‐FSRU conversion globally and the second executed at that yard. Outfitted with an open-loop regas system and propane secondary heating, maximum send-out capacity is /d.
