Jacobs enables production of first gas from $6.4bn Chuandongbei gas project in China

Jacobs Engineering Group has supplied technical services and technology to enable production of first natural gas from the $6.4bn Chuandongbei gas project operated by Unocal East China Sea.

Through all phases of the project, the company provided engineering and project management services from its offices located in China, Australia, the US, the Netherlands and Canada.

Unocal, a subsidiary of Chevron has also licenced Jacobs’ Comprimo Sulfur Solutions technology.

Comprimo, which is a suite of gas treating and sulfur recovery technologies, assists clients in gas sweetening, sulfur recovery and tail gas treatment.

The news follows Unocal’s announcement on start of gas production from the first stage of the project in January 2016.

Originally, the project was due to become operational in 2010, but was delayed as it is a complex field and was believed to contain high hydrogen sulfide content.

Jacobs Engineering Group senior vice president Steve Axcell said: "We are proud to contribute to this significant milestone for Chevron in China.

"We are also pleased to provide our Comprimo technology, which is built on more than 40 years of research and development."

The Chuandongbei project consists of the Luojiazhai, Tieshanpo, and Dukouhe-Qilibei gas fields and is estimated to contain natural gas resources of three trillion cubic feet.

The project is operated by Unocal East China Sea with a 49% participating interest and the remaining 51% interest is owned by CNPC.

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Image: The Nanba gas processing plant at the Chuandongbei project. Photo: courtesy of Chevron Corporation.