French major TotalEnergies updates LNG and production and downstream indicators for next earnings
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McDermott outlines part of the scope of LNG project proposed for Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates
McDermott, the US energy and LNG project engineering company, has outlined part of the scope of the planned Fujairah LNG production facility being developed in the fifth-largest emirate by area of the seven United Arab Emirates.
McDermott was awarded the contract by Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (Adnoc) to provide front-end engineering and design for the plant.
The Fujairah project will be centred around a liquefaction plant with a total capacity of 9.6 million tonnes per annum.
Fujairah is located outside the Arabian Gulf on the Gulf of Oman. The shores of Fujairah extend for 70 kilometres along the coast from the city of Fujairah.
The emirate shares its boundaries with the emirates of Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah to the west and the south respectively.
In the north, Fujairah shares its international border with the Sultanate of Oman, an established LNG producer supplying customers in Asia.
Electric drives
“The plant will be designed with electric drives for the liquefaction compressors and will incorporate several features that significantly reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, capitalizing on the experience McDermott,” said the Houston, Texas-based company.
McDermott said the Fujairah plant would benefit from the “robust capabilities and experience” of the US company in FEED performance.
Our biggest differentiator is our ability to execute this FEED on a fast-track basis incorporating all of the characteristics required to support the award of EPC contracts which are expected in 2023,” said Tareq Kawash, Senior Vice President for Onshore at McDermott.
McDermott was involved in initial phases of Adnoc’s LNG development in the late 1980s that resulted in the Das Island plant in Abu Dhabi, the second-largest emirate after Dubai.
The US company constructed the storage facilities for both LNG and liquified petroleum gas (LPG) on an EPC basis on Das Island.
“We are proud to continue our long history with Adnoc by playing an important role in helping to define the next phase of LNG development in the UAE,” added Kawash.
McDermott noted that it was one of the most experienced engineering and construction firms serving the LNG market and has delivered more than 30 LNG Pre-FEED and FEED projects over the past 10 years.
The Fujairah LNG facilities FEED will be performed by teams in McDermott's offices in London and the UAE.
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Oman chooses US energy engineers KBR for debottlenecking contract at LNG export facilities
KBR, the US energy and LNG engineering company, said it was awarded a front-end engineering and design contract by Oman LNG for the debottlenecking of liquefaction facilities at the port of Sur on the Arabian Peninsula.
“This project builds on KBR's extensive track record of developing and implementing LNG projects and providing solutions to complex developments around the world,” said Jay Ibrahim, KBR President for Energy Solution Services.
The Omani facilities export to Japan, South Korea and the spot market and comprise the amalgamated three liquefaction Trains of Oman LNG and Qalhat LNG, now producing more than 10 million tonnes per annum.
The Sultanate has revitalised its LNG production after the Khazzan natural gas discovery by BP and the plants near the port of Sur have been at near nameplate capacity since 2017.
The three Trains had previously suffered from a lack of feed-gas as supplies were diverted to fill domestic gas shortages.
The Omani government allocates Oman LNG feed-gas supplies from various gas fields and the Khazzan field production has ended all resource concerns for the near future.
Houston, Texas-based KBR explained that it would act as an extension to Oman LNG's project team and help manage the overall execution of the debottlenecking efforts, whereby better output can be achieved by fixing inefficiencies, both technical and operational.
“The contract underpins Oman LNG's robust commitment towards knowledge-sharing and boosting staff competency in dealing with such complex projects,” said KBR.
KBR’s Ibrahim said the company was excited to be a part of this important project and to continue to grow and maintain its presence in Oman.
French energy major Total and Oman recently signed an accord for the development of an onshore natural gas block that will provide feed-gas for separate LNG production reserved for LNG fuel for shipping in the Arabian Peninsula.
The deal was signed between Ministry of Oil and Gas of Oman and Total and is linked to the award of exploration licence for onshore Block 12 where there are “significant prospective” gas resources.
Total said it would use its equity gas entitlement as feedstock to develop in Oman a regional hub for LNG bunkering services.
Oman is a major anchorage and stop-over point for tankers and other vessels on trade routes between the Middle East, Asia and Europe.
Total has previously outlined plans for its LNG hub project involving a small-scale modular liquefaction plant to be built near the deepwater port of Sohar in the north on the Gulf of Oman.
French energy major Total plans Oman LNG bunkering hub with own modular production
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