Oman LNG and General Electric Oil & Gas (GE-OG) have signed a 16-year Contractual Service Agreement (CSA) for the 12 GE gas turbines at Oman LNG's Qalhat Complex to increase level of operations.
Muscat, Oman -- 17-May-2009 -- Since the start of operations in 2000, the Oman LNG plant at Qalhat, near Sur has set industry benchmarks for reliability, efficiency and environmental performance. To drive these levels of operation even higher, Oman LNG and General Electric Oil & Gas (GE-OG) have signed a 16-year Contractual Service Agreement (CSA) for the 12 GE gas turbines at Oman LNG's Qalhat Complex.
Under the CSA, GE will supply a comprehensive range of services for the 6 critical Gas Turbines that are driving the three LNG liquefaction trains and an additional six Gas Turbines that generate power for the Qalhat Complex.
The three LNG trains at Qalhat (two owned by Oman LNG and one owned by Qalhat LNG, but operated by Oman LNG) clean and liquefy natural gas. The Gas Turbines provide the driving energy to cool the natural gas to -160ºC (minus 160ºC) at which temperature the gas liquefies, making it easier and more economic for transportation and sale in international markets, particularly Asia and Europe.
GE Oil & Gas CSA solutions are built on the company's extensive design and field experience in various oil and gas applications, including platforms, processing, pipelines and LNG plants. GE Oil & Gas currently has CSA's with companies in more than 40 countries, covering more than 1,000 Gas Turbines.
Located on the east coast of the Sultanate of Oman about 200 kilometers east of Muscat, Oman LNG's Qalhat complex represents one of the largest industrial construction projects ever undertaken in Oman. The LNG production effort was launched as part of an overall drive by the government to move the Omani economy away from its dependence on direct oil production.
Oman LNG is a leading global producer of LNG with a pacesetting reputation for reliability, efficiency and minimal environmental emissions. In April, the Company was the winner of the coveted GCC Award for its Compliance with Environmental Regulations in 2008; a few months earlier, the company received the first Arabia Corporate Responsibility Award.
This Contractual Service Agreement will ensure that Oman LNG continues to operate the Qalhat Complex at the highest levels of reliability, efficiency and environmental performance in the future.
Oman LNG is a joint venture consisting of the Omani government (51%), Royal Dutch Shell (30%), Total (5.54%), KOGAS (5%), Mitsubishi (2.77%), Mitsui (2.77%), Partex (2%) and Itochu (0.92%).
Sara Hassett
GE Oil & Gas
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