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commercial requirements of the project, Hill
is leading a team formed with Bureau Veritas
Maritime & Offshore Solutions and reputable
engineering firms Tractebel and Gazocean.
HILL INTERNATIONAL, July 31, 2020
Nikkiso Cryogenic

Industries Group expands in

Russia and wins project for

Financial Leasing and institutional investors managing construction risk, announced LNG liquefaction terminal
advised by JP Morgan Asset Management. today that it was selected by the Natural
The state-of-the-art 174,000 cbm LNG Gas Infrastructure Company of Cyprus Nikkiso Cryogenic Industries’ Clean Energy
ships will be built by Hyundai Heavy (ETYFA) to lead an international consortium & Industrial Gases Group, a subsidiary
Industries and Hyundai Samho Heavy and provide owner’s engineer services in of Nikkiso Co., (Japan), announces the
Industries. They will all be equipped with connection with the Cyprus liquefied natural establishment of their new office in Moscow,
efficient dual-fuel X-DF engines, boil-off gas (LNG) import terminal project, the Russia, managed by Ayman Zeitoun, vice
management plants, air lubrication systems nation’s largest and most anticipated energy president, Russia. The facility will allow us to
and shaft generators for auxiliary power. project. support LNG and petrochemical customers in
The design and addition of energy efficiency With a budget of over EUR289mn the Russian market, as well as CIS countries.
technologies will give these ships the best ($336mn) and an implementation timeframe The group received a contract to supply all
emissions performance in their class. of 24 months, the project will be constructed the cryogenic pumps in a major liquefaction
“These ships will deliver a 60% reduction at Vasilikos Bay on the southern coast of terminal under construction. A major
in carbon emissions compared to 2004 Cyprus. It represents the beginning of a new portion of these pumps will be designed and
steam turbine LNG carriers,” said Grahaeme energy era for Cyprus, bringing to fruition engineered at our Higashimurayama, Tokyo
Henderson, Head of Shell Shipping & years of the nation’s efforts to end energy plant, and assembled and tested in Nikkiso’s
Maritime. “Shell’s ambition is to be a net-zero isolation, ensure diversification of energy new factory in Miyazaki City, Japan. The
emissions energy business by 2050 or sooner sources, strengthen the security of supply, remainder of the pumps will be provided by
and highly efficient ships like these are one of reduce the cost of energy, and protect the ACD Cryo, Germany.
the ways that we are reducing emissions in our environment. For the first time, Nikkiso has been able
operations. As we work together to develop The project’s main components include: a to provide all of the Cryogenic pumps for a
new zero-carbon fuels at scale, we believe that former LNG carrier with a storage capacity of project this size. That has been possible as a
LNG can play a fundamental role in providing 136,000 cubic metres that will be converted result of the newly built factory in Miyazaki,
a cleaner supply chain right now for the goods to a floating storage and regasification unit Japan, which is allowing the Group to further
and energy that are shipped around the world (FSRU) in China; construction of a jetty diversify our product and manufacturing
every day.” and a jetty-borne gas pipeline; construction facilities outside of the US, and to better meet
The ships will be integrated into Shell’s of an onshore gas pipeline and associated the global needs of our customers. This also
time-chartered trading fleet and staggered infrastructure. After the LNG carrier is allows us to localise our cryogenic pumps in
delivery is expected to take place from mid- converted to an FSRU, the vessel will be Russia and meet future local requirements.
2023. Shell announced the long-term charter equipped with a state-of-the-art regasification “We are excited for this opportunity and
of eight ships of the same class in December modular unit. The completed terminal will be the potential to grow our business in Russia.
2019. capable of receiving LNG from LNG carriers While this is the first order for our Miyazaki
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL, August 03, 2020 ranging in size from 120,000 to 217,000 cubic factory, with it, we look forward to being able
metres. to grow our presence and provide expanded
Following an international tender, solutions throughout the global market,”
EUROPE ETYFA have entered into an agreement according to Peter Wagner, CEO of Cryogenic
with the joint venture of China Petroleum Industries and president of the group.
Hill International selected Pipeline Engineering, Metron, Hudong- 2022 and will run for several years. The group
The project is scheduled to begin in late
Zhonghua Shipbuilding, and Wilhelmsen
to provide owner’s engineer Ship Management to engineer, procure, has a long and productive relationship with
the client.
construct, manage, and operate the project.
services for the Cyprus LNG Hill, as owner’s engineer, will oversee the NIKKISO CRYOGENIC INDUSTRIES, August 05,
implementation of the project by carrying
2020
import terminal project out design reviews and supervising the works
at the shipyard in China and at the Vasilikos
Hill International, the global leader in site in Cyprus. Given the technical and

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