LNG giant Shell could be gearing up to restart production from its Prelude FLNG facility offshore Western Australia.
The FLNG unit has been offline since February due to an electrical trip.

However, the AIS data provided by VesselsValue shows the activities on restarting production may have kicked up a gear.

Currently, the 145,000-liquefied natural gas carrier, Methane Heather Sally is moored by the side of Prelude FLNG.

The LNG tanker has loaded cargo at the Donggi Senoro facility in Indonesia on October 30. It has arrived at its current location on November 24, the data shows.

The arrival at Shell's Prelude FLNG facility could indicate that the storage tank cooldown process is starting.

When the restart rumors started in October, Shell Australia spokesperson said it was only the process for the hydrocarbons restart that has commenced.

Offshore Energy's request for comment on the current progress of restart operations is yet to be answered.

The FLNG has the capacity to produce 3.6 mtpa of LNG, 1.3 mtpa of condensate and 0.4 mtpa of LPG.

Shell operates the Prelude FLNG, located 475 km from Broome in Western Australia, with a 67.5 per cent stake.

Japan's Inpex holds a 17.5 per cent stake, Korea's Kogas 10 per cent, while Taiwan's CPC holds 5 per cent.