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GLNG
NEWS IN BRIEF
GLNG
for liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects
by two prominent Eastern US natural gas utilities. Energy utilities are considered critical infrastructure by the United States Department of Homeland Security, and these projects have already commenced.
NV5 was awarded a $6mn EPC (engineering procurement construction) contract for an LNG facility vaporization system expansion. This expansion will increase production capacity and improve reliability by adding redundancy. Design has begun on the new system, and the project is expected to be completed later this year.
NV5 was also awarded a $2mn EPCM (engineering procurement construction management) contract for the second phase of an LNG facility boil-off compressor project. Design work on phase 2 will start immediately so that field construction can follow the completion of phase 1, which is currently being performed by NV5, and allow the project to be completed by the end of the year.
“Many of the projects that we design and support are considered critical infrastructure by the Department of Homeland Security guidelines related to essential services, including energy, transportation, water, and wastewater projects,” said Dickerson Wright, PE, Chairman and CEO of NV5. “The safety of our employees is our top priority, and while most of our engineers are working remotely, we have implemented social distancing and hygiene practices to protect our field and shop personnel.”
“These projects represent the continuation of very successful, collaborative client relationships and are a testament to NV5’s extensive experience and expertise in the design and construction of LNG systems for our utility clients,” said Peter Dirksen, PE, president of CHI Engineering Services, an NV5 company.
NV5 GLOBAL, March 25, 2020
EUROPE
Nauticor and Novatek co- operate in the development of small-scale LNG supply infrastructure in the Baltic Sea
Nauticor GmbH & Co. and Novatek Green Energy have signed a letter of intent (LoI) regarding the co-operation in developing a joint LNG supply infrastructure in the Baltic Sea range. Through this co-operation the two companies aim to further develop the marine LNG bunkering market by delivering via both bunker vessels and trucks. Special focus is placed on the development of such infrastructure in ports along the German Baltic Sea coast.
Both companies are already active market players in the North European LNG market and see significant potential for further growth by joining forces. Novatek has remarkable LNG production capacities in Yamal and Vysotsk which would be suitable to satisfy the growing demand from shipping, logistics and industry for alternative fuels in Central and Western Europe. Nauticor has extensive experience in setting up bespoke and competitive supply chains for LNG as marine fuel by truck and ship in Northwest Europe. Since its start, the Hamburg based company has been continuously improving these LNG supply chains and started bunkering operations with the world’s largest LNG bunker supply vessel “Kairos” at the beginning of 2019.
Therefore, Gregoire Hartig, Senior Business Development Manager of Nauticor, is convinced that “this cooperation combining the strengths of a leading marine LNG provider with those of one of the world’s
largest LNG producers will benefit those companies that chose using LNG as fuel
as it is improving the availability of LNG
in a growing number of locations. The commitment of a strong player like Novatek, to support the development of small-scale LNG infrastructure in the Baltic Sea and beyond, underlines Nauticor’s efforts to develop the last mile of the LNG supply chain from the terminal to the end-customer. The Rostock LNG terminal is obviously an important addition to that and a natural starting point for such a co-operation.”
By using LNG, a wide range of emissions, especially sulphur, nitrogen, and particle matters, as well as carbon dioxide, can be significantly reduced.
NAUTICOR, March 25, 2020
Equinor delays planned
maintenance at
Hammerfest LNG
Norway’s Equinor said on March 20 that it would delay spring maintenance work at its Hammerfest LNG plant in the Arctic, as well as five offshore platforms, in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
“They were planned this spring, now we will assess (a) new time schedule for this,” an Equinor spokesman was quoted by Reuters as saying.
Hammerfest LNG receives and processes natural gas from the Snøhvit field in the Barents Sea. The gas is transported to the facility via a 160 km pipeline. The plant has been operating since 2007.
Oceaneering secures maintenance build and inspection contract with Golar for FLNG
Oceaneering International has been awarded a contract by Golar LNG for a FLNG vessel maintenance build, and inspection and maintenance programme.
The scope of work – commencing in January 2020 – will include an asset register build, a full maintenance build programme,
a risk-based inspection assessment, and the development of a corrosion management strategy. Oceaneering will add valuable insight through thorough forensic maintenance
and inspection planning, detailed technical reviews, and the identification of schedule
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