Weir secures contract from Yamgaz for Yamal LNG project in Russia

Weir Flow Control France has been contracted by Yamgaz to provide engineering services and supply critical service safety valves for the Yamal LNG project in northern Russia.

The LNG project is located on the estuary of the River Ob within the Yamal Peninsula where temperatures remain at sub-zero for the most part of the year.

The valves being supplied for the project have been put through rigorous manufacturing processes and tested under cryogenic conditions.

According to Weir, a total of highly specialised, fast-track safety valves with advanced designs were developed for this project.

Approximately 185 valves were supplied within a 22-week turnaround period to meet critical installation and start-up schedules of the project.

Weir Flow Control France sales and marketing director Ali Atmani said: “This contract award is indicative of the outstanding valve performance which our engineers can deliver in partnership with major customers such as Yamgaz.

“We have a strong track record for delivering highly engineered solutions for worldwide projects.

“We are ideally placed to collaborate on complex specifications and to continually innovate upon our product offering, especially in critical and supercritical applications within the oil and gas markets where demanding environments, high pressures, and extensive temperature differentials are involved.”

Weir Group is engaged in the design and manufacture of highly engineered products and services for minerals, oil and gas, and power industries.

The Yamal LNG project is expected to develop one of the largest natural gas reserves worldwide, which will supply energy to Europe and Asia.

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Image: Sarasin-RSBD valves for Yamal LNG. Photo: courtesy of The Weir Group.