Siemens Energy to supply compressor trains for Chinese LNG project

Siemens Energy has secured a contract from Chengdu Cryogenic Liquidation Equipment to supply two compressor trains for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in China.

Located in Etuoke Qian Qi of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the project has an annual capacity of 400,000t of LNG.

The project is expected to start operations in December 2015.

The latest contract marks the fifth order for Siemens from Chengdu Cryogenic and follows the LNG project the company secured recently in Cangzhou, Hebei province.

The Cangzhou project, which features Siemens’ large-scale electric drive LNG compressor trains, has been the largest single-unit LNG production development by coke oven gas.

Siemens said LNG production by coke oven gas contributes to green economy by reusing it to produce LNG and reduce carbon emissions.

Chengdu Cryogenic Liquidation Equipment chairman and general manager Xie Le Min said: "Excellent quality of the compressors we ordered in the previous project is what convinced us to continue the close cooperation with Siemens and we would like to strengthen the cooperation in the future to create more value to our customers together."

Siemens energy sector compression business unit CEO Lennart Nilsson said: "With this order, we are helping our customer achieve their economic and ecological goals.

"At the same time, we are strengthening our leading position on the Chinese market, which is important to us."

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Image: The signing ceremony was held at the Siemens LNG Compressor Technology Forum 2014 in Huludao. Photo: courtesy of Siemens.