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The new agreement builds on Baker Hughes’ existing service contract for the Coral Sul FLNG vessel (Photo: Eni)

Baker Hughes signs service contract for

Coral Sul FLNG offshore Mozambique

MOZAMBIQUE BAKER Hughes (US) has agreed to provide upon Baker Hughes’ existing contract for provi-
maintenance and monitoring services for tur- sion of services related to the Coral Sul FLNG’s
bomachinery operations on the Coral Sul float- power and gas refrigeration process. This con-
ing LNG (FLNG) vessel, which is being used to tract covers four turbo-generation units, as well
execute the Coral South LNG project offshore as four turbo-compression trains with aerode-
Mozambique. rivative and centrifugal compressor technology,
In a statement dated September 30, Baker it said.
Hughes said it had signed a service contract that Rod Christie, Baker Hughes’ executive vice
fixed various metrics, including the “reliability president for turbomachinery and process solu-
of compressors and efficiency and low emis- tions, commented: “This agreement shows how
sions of gas turbines,” by which it would check we embed our decades of LNG experience and
the performance of the FLNG’s rotating equip- constant collaboration with our customers to
ment. The contract also calls for the US-based develop solutions to meet their specific needs
oilfield services provider (OSP) to provide res- and outcomes. Demand for LNG is on the rise,
ident engineers, supervisors, spare parts and illustrating how natural gas is playing a founda-
services to support maintenance operations, the tional role in supporting the many types of tran-
statement noted. sitions along the paths to net-zero emissions.”
Baker Hughes did not reveal the value of the Eni (Italy) and its partners in the Coral South
deal. However, it did say that the contract had LNG consortium are using the Coral Sul FLNG
a term of eight years and that implementation to liquefy gas in a section of a block known
would begin in late 2022. as Area 4, offshore Mozambique. The vessel
It went on to say that the company was has a single production train and is currently
committed to making use of local resources anchored in 2,000-metre-deep water. It has a
in Mozambique in order to help develop local production capacity of 3.4mn tonnes per year
capacity and talent. However, it did not reveal (tpy) and will be used to process 450bn cubic
whether it had identified any specific local part- metres of gas from the Coral reservoir within
ners yet. Area 4. It is the first floating gas liquefaction
The statement also noted that the new ser- plant ever to be deployed at a deepwater field off
vice contract called for Baker Hughes to provide the coast of Africa.
monitoring and diagnostics services. These will BP (UK) has signed an agreement making
involve the OSP’s iCenter capabilities, which it the sole off-taker of LNG from the Coral Sul
include Carbon Optimizer and a package of FLNG vessel. The company was supposed to
other digital services that are based on System take delivery of its first cargo in August, but the
1, a technology developed by Bently Nevada, it shipment had to be rescheduled.
said. The package comprises cyber asset man- Eni discovered the Coral field at Area 4 in
agement, data services and health and mainte- 2012 and made an FID in favour of going for-
nance monitoring, it explained. ward with the $10bn Coral South LNG project
It further stated that the new contract built in 2017.

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