Sulzer wins Ichthys LNG pump contract
Published by Callum O'Reilly,
Senior Editor
LNG Industry,
Sulzer has been awarded the contract to provide pumps for the critical liquids removal system of the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG project.
Sulzer will deliver six large API 610 (ISO 13709) Barrel Casing Pump sets in 2015. The pumps will be installed on the offshore Central Processing Facility (CPF).
The scope of supply of the pumps includes the six pump skids with electric motors and complex seal systems, which are being manufactured, packaged, and tested in the Sulzer test facility in Bruchsal, Germany. The installation of the pumps into the module will also be supervised by the company’s experts in the Asia-Pacific region, with future offshore support from Sulzer Australia.
The Sulzer pump model GSG was chosen by INPEX to meet the challenging mechanical and process requirements. Some of the most critical requirements are very high suction pressure design with four operating cases on different liquids with various densities.
The pumps are suitable for the future duties with only a cartridge retrofit to a fully staged pump and no change to the fixed speed electric motor. This gives the advantage of minimal downtime and ease of pump retrofit offshore.
The processing on the CPF will separate the gas from liquids. The Sulzer pumps will transport the liquids from the CPF to the FPSO, located approximately 3.5 km away.
Adapted from press release by Callum O'Reilly
Read the article online at: https://www.lngindustry.com/liquefaction/11122014/sulzer-wins-ichthys-lng-pump-contract-1949/
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