Baker Hughes wins equipment supply deal with Golden Pass LNG project

GE company Baker Hughes has received a contract from ExxonMobil and its partner Qatar Petroleum to provide turbomachinery equipment.

The contract is to support the construction of the proposed Golden Pass liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Sabine Pass, Texas, US.

The award comes after ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum approved the development of the LNG export facility last week with a proposed investment of more than $10bn.

Under the contract, BHGE is required to supply turbomachinery equipment for three LNG trains, including six MS7001 EA heavy-duty gas turbines and 12 centrifugal compressors.

BHGE Turbomachinery and Process Solutions president and CEO Rod Christie said: “We are proud to be working with Golden Pass on this innovative LNG project. Today’s announcement builds on our 30-year-plus track record of delivering high-availability and reliable LNG technology, with a low total cost of operations.”

BHGE’s MS7001 EA turbines are in use at 77 LNG production sites in 13 countries.

Golden Pass LNG president Sean Ryan said: “Our vision is to be the premier LNG exporter in North America. To accomplish that, we have to be reliable and cost competitive, and BHGE’s long history of delivering first-class, large-scale LNG projects was a clear fit to help us deliver on our goal.”

With construction planned to take place construction in the first quarter of this year, the Golden Pass LNG project is expected to have three producing trains with a combined capacity of around 16Mtpa of LNG.

Qatar Petroleum owns a 70% interest in the project and ExxonMobil holds the remaining 30%.

The partners awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services contract for the LNG project to a consortium of Chiyoda, McDermott and Zachry.