Tellurian Inc. (Tellurian) and Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals, Inc. (Bechtel) have entered into four fixed price, lump sum turnkey agreements totaling USD 15.2B for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of Driftwood LNG, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility proposed near Lake Charles, Louisiana. Driftwood LNG includes twenty liquefaction units, each expected to produce up to 1.38 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG; liquefaction technology from Chart Industries’ proprietary Integrated Pre-cooled Single Mixed Refrigerant (IPSMR®) process; twenty GE refrigeration compressors, each driven by GE aero derivative natural gas turbines; three 235,000 cubic meter, full containment LNG storage tanks; and three marine loading berths.
Driftwood LNG will be constructed in four phases, with each phase beginning operations on a staggered basis.
