Follow-up LNG order for Siemens
Siemens Energy has received an order from Chengdu Cryogenic Liquidation Equipment Co. Ltd. to provide two compressor trains for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project with an annual capacity of 400,000 tons (362,874 tonnes) of LNG.
This marks the fifth order for Siemens from Chengdu Cryogenic, and a follow-up order for the project in August of this year in Cangzhou, Hebei Province. The Cangzhou project has been the largest single-unit LNG production project by coke oven gas, for which Siemens supplied large scale electric drive LNG compressor trains.
Siemens said its inlet guide vanes (IGV) technology provides a more flexible and wide range turn down for projects that have adopted large scale electric drive, while compensating for the power loss and the grid impact of conventional converter solutions. The Siemens solution also recycles primary seal gas leakage back to the compressor suction, which benefits LNG operators by reducing operation costs and increasing production efficiency, the company said.
LNG production by coke oven gas represents a future trend for investment as it contributes to green economy by reusing coke oven gas to produce LNG, thus reducing carbon emissions while securing the source of fuel gas supply, Siemens said.
The project, located in Etuoke Qian Qi of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is scheduled to go into operation in December 2015.