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Turkey gas hub will equipment fleet, and up to 30 staff will be reinforced by the new contract. This follows an
earlier newbuild programme in June 2022 for
engaged at peak times.
need time to come to WSG Eftech, said the contract wins would four new vessels. With its focus on efficiency
Andy Manning, Managing Director of
and reducing environmental impact, Wärtsilä’s
fruition concedes Kremlin lay the foundation for a successful growth solutions reflect the industry’s drive towards
decarbonising marine operations.
period over the next three years as the
spokesman business expands across Australia’s energy eight new vessels highlights the company’s ability
The selection of Wärtsilä’s solutions for the
and infrastructure sectors. Manning added
Russia has conceded that work to create a that the company had lengthy relationships to meet industry needs. The vessels’ owners
“gas hub” in Turkey will amount to a complex with both Santos and Beach Energy, and it are leading global shipping companies, adding
project that will need time to come to fruition. was encouraging to be given the opportunity to Wärtsilä’s reputation as a trusted supplier.
Some countries in the West are bothered to strengthen those ties further and deliver a The company’s goal is to provide reliquefaction
by the prospect of Moscow attempting to use suite of pre-commissioning, shutdown, and systems that meet industry standards while
such a hub to send masked Russian gas to construction services. ensuring efficiency and environmental
Europe, enabling Russia to overcome some WSG Eftech recently completed its first sustainability.
sanctions imposed over its war in Ukraine, major shutdown project on behalf of a leading
but such concerns were not mentioned by operator in Queensland, where it provided
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov when he nitrogen purging and testing at an LNG Eight new LNG carriers
spoke to reporters about the outlook for the facility. Manning said WSG Eftech would be
project. looking to open a facility in Gladstone in the will feature Wärtsilä
“It is clear that this is quite complicated near future to support similar workscopes.
work, it is a rather complex project which, With the international reach and resource reliquefaction systems
unfortunately, cannot be implemented of WSG behind it, the company has access
without time shifts, without technical or other to a large highly-skilled pool of expertise Shell Eastern Trading (Pte) Ltd has signed
problems,” Peskov told media, as reported by and state-of-the-art equipment. Manning an additional sales and purchase agreement
Reuters on March 20. said this gave WSG Eftech an excellent base (SPA) with a subsidiary of Mexico Pacific
He added: “Such situations are inevitable for expansion, and the company would be Limited for the offtake of 1.1 million tpy of
in relation to the Turkish hub. We will follow recruiting locally to increase its headcount LNG from the third train of Mexico Pacific’s
it, we will continue to work with our Turkish while seeking to establish its footprint in anchor LNG export facility, Saguaro Energia.
partners.” Queensland and other important locations. The facility is located in Puerto Libertad,
President Vladimir Putin outlined the idea Sonora, Mexico. The SPA is a 20-year
of a Turkish gas hub last year as European agreement, and the LNG will be purchased on
countries moved to slash their imports of Eight new LNG carriers a free on-board basis. When fully operational,
Russian gas in response to Russia’s actions the first phase of the facility will have three
in Ukraine. His proposal also came after will feature Wärtsilä trains and a combined capacity of 14.1 million
unexplained explosions damaged Nord tpy.
Stream gas pipelines linking Russia to reliquefaction systems The CEO of Mexico Pacific, Ivan Van
Germany under the Baltic Sea. der Walt, expressed his delight with the
Turkey imports all its gas needs via Wärtsilä, a technology group, has secured a agreement, stating that the project will
pipelines running from Russia, Azerbaijan contract to provide reliquefaction systems for provide Asia with low-cost Permian gas. The
and Iran or as liquefied natural gas (LNG) eight new LNG carrier vessels. The contract was LNG will avoid the Panama Canal, resulting
from suppliers including the US, Qatar and awarded by Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard and the in a shorter shipping distance to Asia, lower
some African nations. It also has plans to orders were booked into Wärtsilä’s order intake in transportation emissions and landed pricing
draw discovered gas from a Turkish part of the first quarter of 2023. The vessels will be owned compared to the US Gulf Coast. Van der Walt
the Black Sea. by various global shipping companies and are also said that the company is working towards
scheduled for delivery starting in 2025. delivering a final investment decision (FID)
Wärtsilä’s Compact Reliq Single Booster on the first two trains, and is closing out
Santos awards contract to (CRSB) reliquefaction system was chosen for contracting for Train 3 to ensure a subsequent
its high efficiency and easy installation. The use
Train 3 FID can follow as quickly as possible.
WSG Eftech of nitrogen as a cooling medium simplifies the of Energy Marketing at Shell, noted that
Steve Hill, Executive Vice President
system’s operation and enhances its safety. The
WSG Eftech, a pre-commissioning, system meets the industry’s focus on efficiency investment in liquefaction projects is essential
maintenance, and shutdown specialist, has and reduced environmental impact as a means of to prevent a supply-demand gap that is
won several Australian contracts worth decarbonising marine operations. expected to emerge in the late 2020s. He
approximately AUS$60 million (£34 million) Pål Steinnes, Head of Sales, Midstream, said that Shell is pleased to be working with
across the LNG, oil and gas, and urban Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, highlighted that the Mexico Pacific to provide more LNG to the
infrastructure sectors. The natural gas Compact Reliq system provides superior global market. Chuck Davidson, Mexico
supplier, Santos, has awarded WSG Eftech efficiency and the lowest power consumption Pacific Chairman and Partner at Quantum
a contract to provide flange management in its class. The booster function in the system Energy Partners, added that Mexico Pacific is
services during the Darwin LNG life enables the supply of a reliquefaction system uniquely facilitating the connection of low-
extension project, with planning underway that reduces the vessel’s gas consumption. The cost Permian Basin gas with the lower carbon
and mobilisation due to start in the second Wärtsilä equipment is scheduled for delivery fuel needs of Asia to deliver de-risked and
quarter of 2023. The seven-figure contract is starting in 2024, with the first vessel set to be affordable new LNG supply. ™
expected to last up to two years. WSG Eftech delivered in 2025.
will service the contract from its Adelaide and Wärtsilä’s established position as a major
Darwin operations, where it has an extensive supplier to the LNG carrier vessel sector has been

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