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| Black & Veatch consortium selected for project in Bali U.S. engineering and consulting firm Black & Veatch and its consortium partner SK Engineering & Construction (SKEC) have been selected by PT Indogas Kriya Dwiguna (Indogas) to perform front-end engineering design (FEED) for liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities in Indonesia. When completed, the facilities will provide a long-term supply of cleaner burning and more economical natural gas as fuel for power stations on the island of Bali. The power stations currently use petroleum-derived diesel to generate electricity. Black & Veatch's patented PRICO LNG Process was a deciding factor in Indogas' selection of the consortium. LNG comprises 1/600th of the volume of its vaporized gas equivalent, making LNG ideal for shipping and storage. In order to liquefy natural gas, it must be cooled to approximately -163°C (-260°F). LNG can be transported by specially designed cryogenic sea vessels (LNG carriers) or road tankers. The PRICO Process uses a single-mixed refrigerant loop for natural gas liquefaction and has several key advantages, including the lowest capital costs of all competing technologies, a simplified refrigeration system requiring minimal equipment and simplified control and flexibility in feed gas composition. SKEC/Black & Veatch Consortium will perform FEED of the LNG liquefaction plant on Pagerungan Island – around 250 kilometers north of Bali, as well as two LNG receiving terminals on Bali. The LNG plant will be able to liquefy 50 MMSCFD (million standard cubic feet per day) of natural gas that will be stored in a 20,000 cubic meter LNG tank. The LNG will then be transported to the two LNG terminals using purposely-built LNG vessels. Each terminal will have 5,000 cubic meters of storage capacity and 25 MMSCFD of send-out capacity. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Construction News :: home page |