Baker Hughes and Oman LNG celebrate partnership to rejuvenate turbomachinery fleet to increase LNG production

• Oman LNG and Baker Hughes to undertake a major debottlenecking project for three trains at Oman LNG's plant, to accommodate any potential increase in feed gas volumes
• Debottlenecking project to increase the production capacity of Oman LNG's plant
• Project was awarded to Baker Hughes in Q4 2019 and the 3 LNG trains upgrade are expected to be completed by 2022.

Muscat, Oman: Baker Hughes Company and Oman LNG participated in a signing ceremony at Baker Hughes’ 2020 Annual Meeting in Florence, Italy, the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) for the Turbomachinery scope of the Debottlenecking project.  The project will increase Oman LNG production capacity by 10% to 11.4 MMTPA.

Debottlenecking is defined as the process of highlighting specific areas in production trains, machinery equipment or the workflow configuration that would limit or constrain the flow of product inside plant. By optimising plant operations, overall capacity can be raised further. The debottlenecking project comes as part of Oman LNG’s far-sighted strategic projects that will boost its efficiency.

"This project truly exemplifies the value of legacy partnerships,” said Mokthar Fawaz, Vice President MENATI, Turbomachinery & Process Solutions, Baker Hughes. “The opportunity for this seminal debottlenecking project grew from our more than 16-year relationship serving Oman LNG’s turbomachinery fleet with our equipment and employing top-of-the-line LNG technology and solutions.”

Under the terms of the deal, Baker Hughes will supply the new helper motors, variable-frequency drives and deliver the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) for the said project scope. FEED was completed in 2019 and awarded to Baker Hughes in Q4 2019. The project will be executed over the next two years, with the first train completion by the end of 2020, followed by the second LNG train in 2021, and the third LNG train by 2022.

The current energy landscape is ever challenging, requiring energy companies to adopt the most efficient practices to remain reliable and agile suppliers to customers. Oman LNG provides cleaner and efficient LNG to customers, while yielding greater contributions to the Sultanate’s socio-economic fabric.

“To accommodate additional feed gas, Oman LNG has implemented a number of key activities and projects to boost its plant efficiency and increase the LNG output. The ambitious Debottlenecking project is very important for our company. We have partnered in this initiative with organisations such as Baker Hughes as they have proper execution, integration and ensure flawless project delivery while sharing similar safety values as ours”, said Harib Al Kitani, CEO of Oman LNG.

As the original equipment manufacturer of the debottlenecking equipment in the three LNG trains, Baker Hughes was selected by Oman LNG for the debottlenecking project to minimize executional risks and build upon the 16-year relationship between the two companies. Baker Hughes has serviced the plant's turbomachinery fleet in the region under a global contractual services agreement since 2004.

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About Oman LNG LLC

• Oman Liquefied Natural Gas LLC (Oman LNG) is a joint venture established by a Royal Decree in 1994 and operates under the laws of the Sultanate of Oman. The joint venture has a shareholding structure comprising the Government of Oman (51%), Shell Gas B.V (30%), Total S.A. (5.54%), Korea LNG (5%), Mitsubishi Corporation (2.77%), Mitsui & Co. (2.77%), Partex (Oman) Corporation 2%, and Itochu (0.92%).
• The Company engages in the business of producing and selling Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and its by-product, Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs).
• Oman LNG undertakes, directly or indirectly, project operations and related activities essential to liquefy, store, transport and market Oman's natural gas and to deliver LNG to customers. The Company's activities contribute to the Government of Oman's objectives of diversifying the economy.
• Oman LNG's Liquefaction Plant is located on the coast at Qalhat near Sur in the South Sharqiyah Governorate and its head office is in Muscat. 
• The Company operates three liquefaction trains at its site in Qalhat near Sur with a nameplate capacity of 10.4 million tonnes per annum (mtpa).
• As of September 1, 2013, Oman LNG and Qalhat LNG integrated to form a single entity operating under the name of Oman LNG.
• Oman LNG was recognised by the Council of Ministers of Social Affairs for the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) as the best company in corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Oman. The recognition to Oman LNG by the council was supported by Oman’s Ministry of Social Development and underlined the company’s many contributions to the spread of social infrastructure in Oman and the benefits the social programmes have had on the people.
• On July 1st 2015, ODF was officially launched by HE Dr. Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhy, Minister of Oil and Gas, Chairman of Oman LNG Board of Directors, to further bolster Oman LNG’s pioneering social investment programmes. 

For more information, please contact:
Ulviyya Hasanzade                                                                  
Communications Director, MENAT & India, Baker Hughes       
+9714 8173760                                                                        
ulviyya.hasanzade@bhge.com       

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