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Baker Hughes scores major
deal at Qatar’s North Field
QATAR BAKER Hughes has secured an order for multi- Frame 9E DLN Ultra Low NOX gas turbines
ple main refrigerant compressors for the North and six centrifugal compressors, meaning Baker
Field East (NFE) LNG project in Qatar, describ- Hughes will supply 12 turbines in total to drive
ing the win as one of its largest deals in five years. 24 compressors. Packaging, manufacturing and
NFE represents the first stage of an expansion testing of the equipment will take place at a Baker
project for the North Field that will raise Qatar’s Hughes plant in Italy.
liquefaction capacity by 33mn tonnes per year Six of North Field’s existing trains use Frame
to 110mn tpy. First gas is expected by the end of 9E gas turbines supplied by the US firm. Baker
2025, Baker Hughes said. Hughes’ compression technology will reduce
“This milestone deal illustrates the contin- CO2 emissions by 60,000 tpy per train without
ued strength of Baker Hughes’ partnership with compromising on liquefaction capacity, the
Qatar Petroleum (QP), which began 25 years ago company said.
upon our delivery of the first LNG train in Qatar,” QP awarded a contract in August to Air Prod-
Baker Hughes CEO Lorenzo Simonelli said. “As ucts for gas liquefaction technology and equip-
we look ahead to the next two decades, in almost ment at NFE.
any scenario natural gas will be a key transition Qatar is also planning the second expansion
fuel, and likely a destination fuel for a lower car- stage at North Field, which will ramp up produc-
bon future. Building on our track record of deliv- tion to 126mn tpy by the late 2020s. Despite the
ering proven, reliable and highly efficient LNG current glut in global LNG supply, the country
technology, we remain committed to taking says its production costs, which it describes as
energy forward in Qatar for more years to come.” the lowest in the world, will ensure the extra gas
Each of NFE’s four trains are fitted with three finds customers.
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