FLNG Hilli Episeyo Leaves Cameroon After Eight Years, Heads to Singapore

After eight years anchored off Kribi, Cameroon, the floating liquefied natural gas vessel Hilli Episeyo left African waters in July 2026. The contract between Golar LNG and Cameroon's National Hydrocarbons Corporation ran out, and the vessel is now under tow toward Singapore.

Seatrium's Singapore yard is the next stop. The yard will prepare the vessel for a posting in the Gulf of San Matias, off the coast of Rio Negro province in Argentina. Golar LNG has signed a 20-year agreement for that deployment. Refurbishment work is due to finish in the third quarter of 2026.

For Cameroon, the departure leaves a gap. Hilli Episeyo was the country's only FLNG unit. Analysts estimate its exit will reduce LNG export volumes and drag the country's economic growth down to around 3.2 percent in 2026.

The vessel first arrived in Cameroon in 2018, becoming one of the earliest floating LNG units to enter commercial service anywhere in the world. At the time, it represented a first for the country's gas sector. Over eight years, it processed gas from the Kribi field for export.

On MarineRadar, tracking activity around the Hilli Episeyo spiked sharply in the past 48 hours, a pattern consistent with vessels drawing unusual attention during a major relocation. The vessel's track shows its westward departure from Cameroonian coastal waters.