Baker Hughes announced on Monday an award from NLNG for the provision of comprehensive lifecycle services supporting turbomachinery equipment at its liquefaction plant in Bonny Island, Nigeria.
This 13-year service agreement extends a two-decade collaboration with NLNG and will support the operational performance of the new Train 7 project, which is set to increase the facility’s total LNG production capacity from 22 to 30 mtpa upon completion, the company said.
According to Baker Hughes, the scope covers comprehensive services for its equipment awarded in 2021: four heavy-duty gas turbines and associated centrifugal compressors, as well as two additional gas turbines for power generation.
The new service agreement includes the support of a local Baker Hughes engineering team and iCenter digital services, powered by Cordant, for remote monitoring and diagnostics to enhance equipment reliability and availability, it said.
Baker Hughes did not provide the pricing details of the contract.
The Bonny Island liquefaction plant currently has six trains and a capacity of 22 mtpa.
The NLNG Train 7 project consists of the construction of one complete LNG train and one additional liquefaction unit.
Following completion, the project will add around 8 mtpa of capacity to the Bonny Island facility.
In addition to capacity expansion, NLNG’s shipping unit, Bonny Gas Transport (BGT), ordered three LNG carriers from Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua.
The Chinese shipbuilder will build three 174,000-cbm LNG carriers for BGT, marking the first collaboration between China and Africa in the field of LNG carrier construction.
