LNG

McDermott International, the US LNG and energy engineering company, said it sent out the second shipment of topside modules for a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit for Japan’s MODEC Inc to operate for oil and natural gas production in the Gulf of Mexico.

The departure comes just weeks after the first shipment of modules sailed away from McDermott's Altamira fabrication facility located in Mexico,, near the Altamira LNG import terminal.

The FPSO will be located in the Area 1 block, approximately six miles (10 kilometres) off the coast of Mexico in the shallow waters of the Campeche Bay at a water depth of approximately 105 feet (32 metres).

“Our MODEC project fabrication team at McDermott's Altamira Fabrication Yard continues to deliver for our customer with this latest shipment of modules," said Mark Coscio, Senior Vice President of Mcdermott for North, Central and South America.

“Our strong, local team remains focused on safety and execution excellence as we work to complete the modules needed for the EPCI fixed platform,” he explained.

The MODEC project scope of work consists of five FPSO topside modules, which will be delivered to the client in two shipments.

This second shipment includes modules that will provide inlet separators, oil separation, a flare KO Drum and sand clean-up materials for the FPSO.

The modules will travel from McDermott's Altamira fabrication facility to Singapore where integration will be performed at the Dyna-Mac Fabrication Yard.

MODEC is responsible for the engineering, procurement, construction, mobilization, installation and operation of the FPSO, including topsides processing equipment as well as hull and marine systems.

SOFEC, Inc., a MODEC group company, will design and supply the disconnectable tower yoke mooring system of the FPSO.

The FPSO will be capable of processing 90,000 barrels of crude oil per day, 75 million cubic feet of natural gas per day, 120,000 barrels of water injection per day and have a storage capacity of 900,000 barrels of crude.

The first oil and natural gas production by the FPSO is planned for 2021.

Sempra Energy said the third liquefaction Train at the Cameron LNG export plant at Hackberry in Louisiana has begun production.

Commercial operations for Train 3 under Cameron LNG's tolling agreements now remain on track to begin in the third quarter of 2020.

Cameron LNG achieved commercial operations of Train 1 and Train 2 in August 2019 and February 2020 respectively.

Sempra Energy noted that its mission was still to be the premier North American LNG infrastructure company by providing natural gas producers with access to global markets.

Sempra LNG owns a 50.2 percent interest in Cameron LNG, now ramping up to production of 12 million tonnes per annum, or 1.7 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas.

Three other projects are planned, the expansion of Cameron LNG, the construction of the Port Arthur LNG plant in Texas and the Costa Azul facility on the Pacific Coast of Mexico.

“Congratulations to the entire Cameron LNG team for reaching this last major milestone toward full commercial operations for Phase 1 of this critical energy infrastructure facility,” said Justin Bird, Chief Executive of Sempra LNG.

“We look forward to the completion of this world-class LNG facility that will be an outlet for exporting abundant US natural gas to world markets,” added Bird.

“Sempra LNG is proud of the thousands of engineering and construction jobs and millions of tax revenues the project has provided to Southwest Louisiana,” he stated.

“As the construction phase of the project concludes with a remarkable record of over 88 million hours without a lost time incident, we are confident in Cameron LNG's commitment to operating safely and continuing to support the local economy and community that has welcomed us since day one,” he said.

Cameron LNG is jointly owned by affiliates of Sempra LNG, French major Total, Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. and Japan LNG Investment, a joint venture involving Mitsubishi Corp. and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line).

Japanese LNG engineering firm Chiyoda Corp. is part of the construction joint along with McDermott International of the US.

“I applaud the hard work and commitment of the entire joint venture project team whose focus on safety and delivery during this dynamic time brought Train 3 to the state of producing LNG,” said Mark Coscio, McDermott's Senior Vice President for North, Central and South America.

“The teamwork and diligence they have placed on safety and health as we navigate through the current Covid-19 pandemic has enabled us to continue our operations and deliver the project,” added Coscio.

McDermott and Chiyoda have provided the engineering, procurement and construction for the Cameron LNG project since the project's initial award in 2014.

The Freeport LNG export plant on Quintana Island in Texas was reached the final commissioning stage for the third Train with feed-gas now being introduced.

McDermott International, the US energy and LNG engineering company, was awarded a large contract by Anglo-Australian commodities and energy firm BHP for subsea work on the Ruby Project, offshore the LNG producing nation Trinidad and Tobago.

US engineering company McDermott and Japanese firm Chiyoda said they continued to make strides towards substantial completion of Train 2 at the Cameron LNG plant in Hackberry in Louisiana.

Freeport LNG shipped its first cargo from the second liquefaction Train at the export facility on Quintana Island in Texas.

McDermott International and Zachry Group of the US, along with Chiyoda Corp. of Japan, say that Train 2 at the Freeport liquefaction and export plant on Quintana Island in Texas has begun producing LNG and its first cargo would be shipped soon as Gulf Coast output increases from the plant build-out.

McDermott International of the US and Chiyoda Corp. of Japan said they had reached the final commissioning stage at the Sempra Energy-operated Train two at the Cameron LNG export project in Louisiana.