GE Oil & Gas announced the shipment of two liquefied natural gas (LNG) compressor trains being supplied for the development of Dominion’s Cove Point LNG Export facility, currently under construction by IHI E&C International Corporation and Kiewit Energy Company. The LNG Liquefaction plant located on the Chesapeake Bay in Lusby, Maryland, will produce about 5.25Mt of liquefied natural gas annually when completed in late 2017 and will be the first LNG terminal capable of exporting LNG on the US East Coast.
Each of the two identical trains includes a FR7 Gas Turbine plus three centrifugal compressors (3MCL1405, MCL1405, 2BCL806) and a 20MW 2-pole induction electric helper motor provided by GE’s Power Conversion business. GE’s MS7001 EA industrial gas turbines feature DLN technology and provide 86MW ISO shaft power while reducing emissions.
The joint venture team of IHI E&C International Corporation and Kiewit Energy Company will provide Dominion Resources with the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services to convert the existing LNG import terminal to an LNG liquefaction plant for export of LNG to India and Japan.
GE will also provide two auxiliary trains for Dominion’s Cove Point Liquefaction Project, one for the Lean Gas Compression service composed of one centrifugal compressor (BCL604) plus gearbox plus 27MW synchronous motor and one for the Propane Recovery Service composed of one reciprocating compressor (2HB/2).