LNGNEWS Australia
Sparrows Group secures contract with Chevron Australia
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parrows Group (Sparrows) has secured a contract with Chevron Australia for work on the Gorgon and Wheatstone natural gas facilities. Sparrows will support the safety and reliability of Chevron’s onshore and offshore lifting operations by providing inspection and maintenance services for cranes and lifting equipment. The significant award, which marks Sparrows first large contract in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, will see the company hire local personnel including lifting engineers, mechanical and electrical technicians, rope access, inspectors, and crane supervisors. Sparrows will manage the routine inspection, maintenance, and recertification of a variety of crane types located at both facilities, including offshore pedestal, fixed plant, bridge, gantry, and monorail cranes. In addition, lifting and rigging equipment for operations will be supplied, inspected, and maintained by Sparrows and delivered in accordance with Chevron’s safety requirements. The Chevron-operated Wheatstone and Gorgon facilities are two of Australia’s largest resource developments and are among the world’s largest natural gas projects. Stewart Mitchell, CEO at Sparrows, said: “The upkeep of maintenance and inspection is paramount on production facilities like these to ensure the safety of critical lifting operations. Australia is a key region for us, and it has huge potential given the importance of LNG as an energy transition fuel. Currently we are working on several LNG facilities across Australia, and we aim to expand the delivery of our specialist maintenance, repair, inspection, and NDT services to our customers here.”
Vietnam
Stena and Delta Offshore Energy announce FEED agreement
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tena Power & LNG Solutions has announced it has been awarded a contract by Delta Offshore Energy (DOE) to provide front-end engineering design (FEED) for usage of Stena’s jettyless LNG transfer and regasification solutions. DOE will employ Stena’s Jettyless Floating Terminal (JFT) and Self-installing Regas Platform (SRP) to assist in providing energy to the 3200 MW power plant project to be located at Bac Lieu province in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. A Technology License Agreement was previously reached in August 2020 for DOE to utilise Stena’s proprietary jettyless technology. Svein Hellesmark, Chief Technology Officer, Stena Power & LNG Solutions, said: “The FEED agreement is a pivotal milestone in our service provision to DOE for this important, large scale energy infrastructure project in Vietnam. Our jettyless LNG-topower technology has been created to meet demand for more flexible LNG import and export terminals, such as is required for the hugely exciting Bac Lieu LNG to Power Project.” Bobby Quintos, Managing Director of DOE added: “The JFT and the SRP are key components of our LNG-to-power solution for Bac Lieu. They allow us to position the LNG receiving terminal offshore, and thereby to minimise the project’s impact on land and on the coastline of Bac Lieu. This is a benefit of great value to the province because the coast sustains shrimp farms, mangroves, and salt beds, all of which are important to the regional economy and environment.” The JFT and SRP will be located approximately 40 km off the Vietnam shoreline. The FEED will include detailed model testing to ensure optimum performance with the environmental conditions in the Mekong Delta.
China
GTT receives order for membrane full containment LNG storage tanks
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TT has received an order from its partner China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering Co. Ltd (HQC) for the design of four very large membrane full containment LNG storage tanks. This order is part of the new co-operation agreement related to the Tianjin Nangang LNG terminal, signed in March 2021 between BGG and GTT. It completes the order for two similar
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tanks signed in June 2020 with HQC. GTT will design the tanks of all the four latest generation membrane storage tanks related to the Phase II of the project. Each tank will offer a net capacity of 220 000 m3 and will be fitted with GST® technology, developed by GTT. The tanks will be delivered in 3Q23 in the Tianjin south port Industrial Zone.
