LNG
NEWS
APRIL
2016
LNG
INDUSTRY
5
Australia
ABB awarded
Prelude
contract
A
BB has announced that it has been awarded a
five-year contract to provide equipment and services
for Shell’s
Prelude
floating LNG (FLNG) project. The order
includes motors, generators, variable speed drives, and
low voltage switchgear. In addition to this, the contract
covers service and lifecycle management of the electric
equipment, as well as service and support from third-party
vendors.
Spare parts, workshop repairs, technical support and
training will all be provided by ABB. Training will begin soon
after the spare parts and replacement systems have been
procured (this year).
The electrical system will provide power for 14 gas
plant modules, which will enable the FLNG unit to
produce 5.3 million tpy of liquids. Once
Prelude
has
been towed to the northwest coast of Australia, it will be
attached to the Browse basin, where it will remain for up
to 25 years.
Pekka Tiitinen, the President of ABB’s Discrete
Automation and Motion Division, said: “A reliable service
network is crucial for the facility’s productivity.
Prelude
will
be equipped with ABB’s integrated marine solutions for
optimal reliability, flexibility and energy efficiency to assure
higher profitability.”
Canada
KBR wins FEED contract for Woodfibre LNG project
K
BR Inc. has been awarded a multi-phased contract
to provide the Front End Engineering Design (FEED)
for the Woodfibre LNG project. The first phase will
be booked into a backlog of unfilled orders for KBR’s
Engineering & Construction business segment for 1Q16.
The 2.1 million tpy project, which is located in British
Columbia (B.C.), Canada, recently received environmental
approval from the federal government.
Specifically, KBR will provide FEED optimisation,
pre-FEED, FEED and development of a fixed price offer
for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC)
services.
Byng Giraud, the Country Manager and Vice President
of Woodfibre LNG Ltd, said: “The award of the FEED
contract to KBR ensures the Woodfibre LNG project
is engineered and designed to world-class standards,
and marks another important step towards making the
project a reality.”
Roy Oelking, the President of KBR’s Engineering &
Construction Americas business, added: “We are pleased
to play an important role in the Woodfibre LNG project,
providing the expertise and capability of our 40-year
history in LNG project delivery to help make this project
a success.”
USA
Texas LNG files FERC application
T
exas LNG Brownsville LLC has filed an application with
the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
seeking authorisation to site, construct, and operate its
proposed two-phase 4 million tpy LNG export facility in
Brownsville, Texas, US.
Texas LNG submitted its request to initiate the FERC
pre-filing process in March 2015. Since then, the company
and its technical, environmental and legal advisers have
completed Front End Engineering Design (FEED), and
submitted draft Resource Reports covering a wide range of
environmental, engineering, reliability, and safety aspects
of the proposed project. Texas LNG has also been in
consultation with FERC and other federal and state agencies,
including the US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Army Corps
of Engineers, US Coast Guard, and Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality. The submitted application included
updated Resource Reports that will be evaluated by FERC
staff as they prepare the Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) in compliance with the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA).
Texas LNG anticipates that it will receive all approvals and
reach Final Investment Decision (FID) in 2017. Construction
will commence shortly thereafter, with first LNG exports
planned by 2020.
