Hydrocarbon Processing - June 2022 - GP-4

GAS PROCESSING NEWS
L. NICHOLS, Editor-in-Chief/Associate Publisher
Wärtsilä awarded EPC contract for Antigua LNG terminal
Antigua Power Co. Ltd. has
awarded Wärtsilä an EPC contract
to build a new LNG terminal on
the island nation of Antigua. The
project-being developed by
U.S.-based Eagle LNG-combines
a 46-MW dual-fuel power plant
and an LNG terminal, storage and
regasification facility. The plant
will operate with five Wärtsilä
34DF dual-fuel engines capable
of operating with both gas and
light fuel oil. The new power plant
will help satisfy increasing power
demand on the island. The plant
is expected to begin operations
in 3Q 2023.
Tellurian begins
construction on
Driftwood LNG
project
Woodfibre LNG to commence
construction
Woodfibre LNG plans to begin construction on the $1.6-B LNG
export terminal in 2023. The 2.1-MMtpy facility will be located
southwest of Squamish, British Columbia, Canada and will be built by
McDermott-the company was awarded an engineering, procurement,
fabrication and construction contract in late 2021. The terminal is
scheduled to start commissioning in 2027.
In late March, Tellurian gave
the greenlight to EPC firm Bechtel
to begin limited construction
on the 27.6-MMtpy Driftwood
LNG project. Located near
Lake Charles, Louisiana (U.S.),
the multibillion-dollar project
will export U.S. natural gas to
international destinations. Current
Phase 1 construction includes
site preparation and laying
foundations. Once financing is
secured, Tellurian plans to moves
forward with additional Phase 1
activities, including completing
the construction of two LNG trains
with a total processing capacity
of 11 MMtpy. The operator plans
to begin LNG exports in 2026.
NextDecade
aims at FID for
Rio Grande LNG
project in 2H 2022
In March, NextDecade has
signed a Heads of Agreement
(HoA) contract with Chinese
energy provider Guangdong
Energy. The energy company
agreed to purchase 1.5 MMtpy of
LNG from NextDecade's Rio Grande
LNG terminal. The HoA contract
brings NextDecade one step closer
to reaching FID on the project,
which the company intends to do
in the second half of this year. If
greenlighted, Train 1 operations are
expected to commence in 2026.
Italy to possibly use two FSRUs
to cut Russian dependence
To help wean off Russian natural gas supplies, Italy may install two
floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs). The two vessels, with
a total capacity of 10 Bm3
y, will be in the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Adriatic
Sea. At the time of this publication, a final investment decision has not
been made on these projects.
Italian oil and gas company, Eni, has also announced a deal to source
additional natural gas supplies from the Congo Republic. Eni plans to
import an additional 4.5 Bm3
y of natural gas from the African nation
and will ramp up natural gas production within the Congo Republic-the
company is part of an LNG project that is set to begin operations in 2023.
To mitigate Russian natural gas supplies, Italy has also signed
new natural gas imports deals with Angola, Algeria and Egypt.
South Africa to build LNG terminal
in Richards Bay
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has announced that a
tender to build a new LNG import terminal in Richards Bay, South Africa
has been sent out to potential companies around the world. Once it is
operational in 2026, the terminal will help import additional natural gas
feedstock to help mitigate electricity shortages within the country.
Germany to lease up to four FSRUs
to satisfy domestic natural gas demand
To help wean off natural gas imports from Russia, Germany has
announced plans to lease up to four FSRUs. These floating vessels will
aid the country in importing natural gas until new terminals are built. At
the time of this publication, three of the FSRUs are scheduled to begin
operations by early 2023.
Germany has also announced plans to invest more than $3 B to build
four LNG import terminals over the next decade.
TC Energy and GreenGasUSA
have partnered to explore the
development of a network of
natural gas transportation hubs.
These transportation hubs will
provide centralized access to
existing energy transportation
infrastructure for renewable natural
gas (RNG) sources, wastewater
treatment facilities and landfills.
RNG is a clean and reliable fuel
that is often made from animal
waste. According to TC Energy,
as animal waste breaks down, it
produces methane. The methane is
captured-eliminating it from the
atmosphere-and then processed
to use as an energy source.
According to the JV's
announcement, GreenGasUSA will
process RNG to pipeline quality
and transport it to the RNG hub.
TC Energy will build, own and
operate the RNG transportation
hubs. Combining TC Energy's
vast energy distribution network
with GreenGasUSA's extensive
experience in gas compression,
compressed natural gas (CNG)
transportation and pipeline
injection is expected to further
increase methane capture and the
use of renewable fuels within the
energy mix. These transportation
hubs are expected to be under
development in several states
along TC Energy's 32,700-mi U.S.
natural gas pipeline system within
the next 4 yr. The first hub is
targeted for service in 2Q 2023.
Cheniere begins Stage 3 work on Corpus Christi LNG terminal
Cheniere has awarded Bechtel a lump-sum EPC contract for Stage 3 operations at the company's
Corpus Christi Liquefaction terminal in Corpus Christi, Texas (U.S.). Stage 3 operations include the construction
of seven mid-scale LNG trains, each with a processing capacity of nearly 1.5 MMtpy. Once built, Stage 3 will
increase the terminal's capacity by more than 10 MMtpy, reaching a total installed capacity of approximately
25 MMtpy. The expansion project is scheduled start LNG shipments in 2025.
4 MAY/JUNE 2022 | GasProcessingNews.com
TC Energy and
GreenGasUSA
to collaborate
to build RNG
transportation hubs

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