PNG LNG awards compressor contracts

PNG LNG, the Papua-New Guinea-based LNG project to be operated by a unit of ExxonMobil Corp., has awarded equipment and long-term service contracts to GE Oil & Gas.

Aug. 23, 2010

By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Aug. 23 -- PNG LNG, the Papua-New Guinea-based LNG project to be operated by a unit of ExxonMobil Corp., has awarded equipment and long-term service contracts to GE Oil & Gas.

The Florence, Italy-based manufacturer will provide PGT25+G4 gas turbines and centrifugal compressors for two LNG trains at the Hides gas conditioning plant. The service contract covers maintenance of 13 turbo-compressor trains.

The PNG LNG project includes gas production and processing, onshore and offshore pipelines and liquefaction with capacity to produce 6.6 million tonnes/year (OGJ, Mar. 15, 2010, p. 37). Participatants include ExxonMobil’s Esso Highlands Ltd. (operator, 33.2%), Oil Search Ltd. (29%), Independent Public Business Corp. (PNG government, 16.6%), Santos Ltd. (13.5%), Nippon Oil Exploration (4.7%), Mineral Resources Development Co. (PNG landowners, 2.8%), and Petromin PNG Holdings Ltd. (0.2%).