GE
gas turbines and compressors selected for new Qatargas II LNG project
Posted: 25 February 2004
GE Energy has been awarded a contract of approximately US$200 million
by Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil to supply three turbo compressor
strings for main refrigerant duty in the Qatargas II LNG Expansion
Project. Qatargas II, the world’s largest liquefied natural
gas (LNG) project, will also feature the world's largest trains
for LNG production. Qatar Petroleum owns 70 per cent of the project
and ExxonMobil 30 per cent.
Located in Qatar, Ras Laffan Industrial City, each Qatargas II
liquefaction train will be rated for an annual capacity of approximately
7.8 million tons. The project will utilize the new AP-XÔ liquefaction
process from Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. Startup of the first
train is planned for the winter of 2007.
GE Energy is supplying three MS9001E gas turbine-driven compression
strings with low emissions capability. It will be the first application
of these units in LNG refrigeration service. Each string also will
feature large electric motor/generators with variable frequency
drives, supplied by ASIRobicon, for start up/helper and power generation
purposes. The scope of the GE contract also includes full-load string
testing and spare parts.
The gas turbines will be manufactured at GE facilities in Belfort,
France and tested and packaged at GE's Massa, Italy plant for shipment
to the Ras Laffan site. The centrifugal compressors will be manufactured
and assembled at GE's Florence and Massa workshops. Shipment of
the units will begin in November of 2005.
"This project, with the world's largest single LNG train capacity,
represents a fundamental milestone for the LNG industry and for
our company, " said Claudi Santiago, president of GE Energy's
oil and gas operations. "It sets a new standard of economy
of scale with unprecedented benefits for LNG production in the state
of Qatar."
The Qatargas II project, which also includes an offshore development,
large capacity ships and a re-gasification terminal, will supply
the United Kingdom market with LNG.
GE Energy's oil and gas operations are based in Florence, Italy,
the home of Nuovo Pignone, a long-time global leader in gas compression
and turbo generation products.
About GE Energy
GE Energy is one of the world's leading suppliers of power generation
and energy delivery technology, with 2003 revenues of approximately
$18.5 billion. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, GE Energy provides equipment,
service and management solutions across the power generation, oil
and gas, transmission and distribution, distributed power and energy
rental industries.
For more information see www.gepower.com
Posted by Richard Price,
Editor Pipeline Magazine
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