18 May 2009
MUSCAT -- Oman LNG and General Electric Oil & Gas (GE-OG) yesterday signed a 16-year Contractual Service Agreement (CSA) for the 12 GE gas turbines at Oman LNG's Qalhat Complex.
The contract was signed between Dr Brian Buckley, GM and CEO of Oman LNG and Ayman Khattab, GM, General Electric Oil & Gas.
"Since start of operations in 2000, the Oman LNG plant at Qalhat near Sur has set industry benchmarks for reliability, efficiency and environmental performance. This agreement will drive these levels of operation even higher," said Dr Brian Buckley.
Under the CSA, GE will provide a comprehensive range of services for the six 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 the other one 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 -160°C at which temperature the gas liquefies, making it easier and more economic transportation and sale in the 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 CSAs with companies in more than 40 countries, covering more than 1,000 gas turbines.
Located on the east coast of the Sultanate, about 200km east of Muscat, the 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 per cent), Royal Dutch Shell (30 per cent), Total (5.54 per cent), KOGAS (5 per cent), Mitsubishi (2.77 per cent), Mitsui (2.77 per cent), Partex (2 per cent) and Itochu (0.92 per cent).
GE Oil & Gas is a world leader in advanced technology equipment and services for all segments of the oil and gas industry.
MUSCAT -- Oman LNG and General Electric Oil & Gas (GE-OG) yesterday signed a 16-year Contractual Service Agreement (CSA) for the 12 GE gas turbines at Oman LNG's Qalhat Complex.
The contract was signed between Dr Brian Buckley, GM and CEO of Oman LNG and Ayman Khattab, GM, General Electric Oil & Gas.
"Since start of operations in 2000, the Oman LNG plant at Qalhat near Sur has set industry benchmarks for reliability, efficiency and environmental performance. This agreement will drive these levels of operation even higher," said Dr Brian Buckley.
Under the CSA, GE will provide a comprehensive range of services for the six 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 the other one 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 -160°C at which temperature the gas liquefies, making it easier and more economic transportation and sale in the 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 CSAs with companies in more than 40 countries, covering more than 1,000 gas turbines.
Located on the east coast of the Sultanate, about 200km east of Muscat, the 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 per cent), Royal Dutch Shell (30 per cent), Total (5.54 per cent), KOGAS (5 per cent), Mitsubishi (2.77 per cent), Mitsui (2.77 per cent), Partex (2 per cent) and Itochu (0.92 per cent).
GE Oil & Gas is a world leader in advanced technology equipment and services for all segments of the oil and gas industry.
© Times of Oman 2009
