By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Jan. 16 -- China has let a $196 million contract to GE Oil & Gas for equipment needed to expand capacity of the 4,000 km West-East gas pipeline between Xinjiang and Shanghai.
The expansion will raise the pipeline's capacity to 17 billion cu m/year from 12 billion cu m/year.
GE will provide 20 gas turbines, 24 compressors, and installation services for 12 new compression stations.
The gas turbines and compressors for eight of the compression stations will be shipped and installed in 2006. Equipment for the final four stations will be shipped by the end of 2008 and installed in early 2009. The new stations will be put into operation between August 2006 and September 2009.
In addition to the equipment, GE's contract includes installation, start-up, and training services and scheduled maintenance for 12 years.