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LNG terminal in the Russian Arctic, launched in December 2017.
The company is also nearing Gazprom size in terms of market capitalisation, largely because of the success of its LNG strategy. Mikhelson’s comments come as Gazprom rushes to complete the Nord Stream 2 pipeline
to Germany before the start of 2020, when its long-term gas transit agreement with Ukraine expires.
By completing the pipeline before then, Gaz- prom hopes it can secure more bene cial transit terms from Ukraine, and also minimise contrac- tual volumes.
The construction of Yamal LNG
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GE wins Oman LNG work
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GE has won work as part of the Oman LNG debottlenecking process. e company, on July 2, said it would provide a variable speed drive system (VSDS) as part of the work to expand production capacity at the liquefaction plant.
Paris-based GE said it would supply an 18-MW two-pole motor to replace the existing 7.5-MW motor. e equipment has a similar weight and size as the existing facility, with GE saying it could be “easily integrated” into the plant’s existing layout, which would reduce costs and allow faster installation.
e debottlenecking process is intended to increase output across Oman LNG’s three trains. GE said the VSDS would provide the required high speed and e ciency. e plant has name- plate capacity of 10.4mn tonnes per year (tpy). Debottlenecking is intended to add 1.2 million tpy to the plant’s three train capacity.
“ e oil and gas landscape is shi ing such that companies are turning attention to the more environmental[ly] friendly LNG sources to meet the energy demand. And we are right here to help,” said the CEO of marine and O&G, GE’s Power Conversion business, Ed Torres. “We
have a track record to deliver some of the world’s landmark LNG projects. Today, leveraging on our multi-year experience, world-class technol- ogy and execution capability, we are the partner of choice for providing electrical solutions for the LNG application.”
KBR announced it had won front-end engi- neering and design (fEED) and project man- agement work on the Oman LNG facility in May 2017.
Gas consumption is rising in Oman but pro- duction is comfortably above this. BP commis- sioned the rst phase of its Khazzan tight gas development in September 2017 and, in April the next year, set out plans to develop a second phase. is should involve production reaching 1.5bn cf (42.5mn cm) per day in 2021 from this project.
Oman is also working on expanding its LNG work into bunkering at the port of Sohar, involv- ing a small-scale modular liquefaction plant. e country signed a preliminary deal on this with Total in 2018, with local media reporting the french company may reach nal investment decision (fID) on this in 2019.
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