GE to supply Waukesha gas engines to Howard Midstream Energy Partners

US-based multinational conglomerate GE has said it will deliver three of its ecomagination qualified Waukesha 16-V 275GL+ gas engines to Howard Midstream Energy Partners (Howard Energy).

The gas engines will drive compression equipment at Howard Energy’s new Reveille cryogenic natural gas processing plant located in Webb County, north of Laredo in Texas, US.

GE plans to deliver the Waukesha gas engines from its gas engine factor to Webb County in July and August 2013.

The new cryogenic facility has the capacity to process about 200 million cubic feet of gas per day (MMcf/d).

The plant will serve producers and midstream business customers of Eagle Ford, Olmos and Escondido gas fields in South Texas, US.

Construction of the Reveille gas plant began in April 2013, with the startup of the facility scheduled for January 2014.

The plant and associated pipelines will connect at the Cuervo Creek gathering pipeline in order to handle multiple rich natural gas formations.

Howard Midstream Energy Partners chairman and CEO, Mike Howard, said GE’s Waukesha technology, which includes right combination of power, fuel flexibility and reduced emissions, is expected to meet all the requirements at the Reveille Plant.

GE Power and Water Waukesha gas engines president, Brian White, said the 275GL+ gas engines can operate on different fuel qualities without the loss of power to maintain optimal production levels at the new Reveille cryogenic plant.

"We are pleased to demonstrate the multiple benefits that our 275GL+ gas engine technology offers for high horsepower cryogenic processing plant applications to help meet the growing demand for shale gas processing capacity," White added.

As part of a deal with Waukesha Pearce Industries (WPI), GE will also supply lifecycle service and parts package for the 275GL+ units.

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Image: Waukesha 275GL+ gas engine. Photo: Courtesy of GE.