Offshore staff
HOUSTON and LONDON – Qatar Petroleum has ordered multiple main refrigerant compressors (MRC) from Baker Hughes for the offshore North Field East (NFE) project.
Each MRC train will consist of three Frame 9E DLN Ultra Low NOx gas turbines and six centrifugal compressors across four LNG “mega trains” for a total scope of supply of 12 gas turbines to drive 24 centrifugal compressors.
Packaging, manufacturing, and testing of the gas turbine/compressor trains will take place at Baker Hughes’ facilities in Florence and Massa, Italy.
According to the company, this order is among the largest LNG deals it has secured in the past five years, for both MTPA and equipment awarded.
NFE, owned by Qatar Petroleum and operated by Qatargas, is the first phase of the North Field LNG expansion project, and will increase Qatar’s LNG production capacity from 77 MTPA to 110 MTPA. First gas from the expansion project is expected to be produced by the end of 2025.
The second phase, called the North Field South project, will further increase Qatar’s LNG production capacity from 110 MTPA to 126 MTPA.
09/29/2020
