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was granted approval by the government of Vietnam to develop a 2.2-GW combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant, which will be located in the south-central province of Binh Thuan, Vietnam. The Son My 2 plant will have a 20-year contract with the government of Vietnam, and is expected to achieve financial close in 2021 and begin commercial operations in 2024.
Son My 2 complements AES’ investment plans in gas infrastructure in the country with its previously announced 450 TBtu Son My LNG terminal, which received approval from the government of Vietnam in August 2019. Together, the plant and terminal
will play a major role in shaping Vietnam’s energy future by diversifying the energy mix with imported LNG as well as meeting the country’s increasing demand for sustainable and affordable electricity.
“AES is committed to the country’s economic growth and energy transition through the development of gas and renewable infrastructure,” said Andrés Gluski, AES president and chief executive officer. “We appreciate that the Government of Vietnam has selected us to advance this critical project for the country.”
This approval represents a significant milestone in the development of the CCGT plant and the LNG terminal, enabling the Company to move forward with the necessary permitting and associated project agreements. THE AES CORPORATION, October 01, 2019
AUSTRALASIA
EnerMech wins five year LNG contract in Australia
EnerMech Australia has been awarded a five- year contract to provide specialist nitrogen and flange management services to a LNG facility in Central Queensland.
The work will be conducted on-site, located off the coast of Gladstone, Queensland,
with project engineering and management conducted from EnerMech’s Gladstone facility and Brisbane office.
EnerMech possess an extensive equipment fleet in-country and will deploy liquid nitrogen converters, nitrogen membrane generation units, flange management torque/tensioning equipment and the use
of EnerMech’s bespoke System Integrity Management software SIMPro in the provision of the specialist services.
EnerMech’s Australia manager for process, pipelines and umbilicals, Jamie McIntyre, said: “Our experience in delivering similar integrated specialist services in Australia, our
extensive fleet of equipment, the high calibre of our Queensland-based staff, and our drive for innovation and continuous improvement placed us in a good position to secure this contract.
EnerMech’s regional director Australia, Paul McCarthy said: “We have an extended suite of integrated essential services and we look forward to the opportunity to further enhance our offering in Gladstone and the surround the region.”
EnerMech is a global provider of integrated essential services to the energy, resources and infrastructure markets and employs more than 900 staff in Australia located in Perth, Karratha, Darwin, Brisbane, Gladstone, Chinchilla, Sydney and Melbourne. ENERMECH, October 02, 2019
EUROPE
German LNG Terminal
completes EPC contractor
pre-qualification process
German LNG Terminal, the joint venture behind the LNG terminal project in Brunsbuettel, Northern Germany,
has completed the EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) Contractor pre-qualification process that started at the end of June this year.
Following a careful selection process four internationally operating EPC contractors
have been shortlisted to continue the competitive tender process.
Essential qualifications that have been assessed are: safety track record, experience in design and construction of similar projects, awareness of German codes and practices and financial strength.
The shortlisted companies are (in alphabetic order): Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios – Sener Ingeniería y Sistemas; Hyundai Engineering – Korea Gas; Sacyr Fluor – Entrepose Contracting/VINCI Construction Grands Projets – Sacyr Somague; Tecnicas Reunidas – Heitkamp HIKB.
The EPC tender closing is on 5 December 2019, with subsequent EPC contract award planned before the end of April 2020.
The EPC scope contains a jetty with two berths for LNG carriers ranging from 1,000 up to 265,000 cbm, both with LNG unloading and loading capabilities, LNG storage tanks, LNG vaporisation and distribution facilities for a total capacity up to 8 bcm per annum.
The launch of the EPC tender is a significant step in the continued development of the German LNG Terminal project. Following the conclusion of the scoping phase at the end of July, also the permit approval process is steadily moving forward. Serious commercial interest in the LNG terminal project is shown by heads of agreements (HOA), signed by major European and non- European LNG players.
GERMAN LNG TERMINAL, September 30, 2019
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