Rolls-Royce industrial gas turbine selected by BG Group - UPDATE
Rolls-Royce's Trent 60 DLE industrial gas turbine has been selected by BG Group as the driver for the main refrigeration compressors in the proposed Lake Charles liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in Louisiana, US.
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The two companies have also agreed a long-term service agreement covering the support and maintenance of the equipment for up to 25 years.
President of Rolls-Royce Energy Andrew Heath said: "We're delighted with BG Group's vote of confidence in the Trent 60 DLE. We believe our aero-derivative technology will become the leader in the LNG sector, due to its superior economics. We are looking forward to a long and productive relationship with BG."
Both the equipment and service contracts are expected to be activated in the first half of 2015.
Each of the three LNG trains will utilise four Trent 60 DLE gas turbines as part of the Air Products C3MR refrigeration process. Each train will employ two Trent 60 DLE gas turbines driving propane compressors and two Trent 60 DLE gas turbines driving mixed refrigerant compressors for a total of 12 Trent 60 DLE gas turbines in the plant.
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