Foster Wheeler to perform LNG study in Norway
The company will define long-term solutions to achieve the Snøhvit partnership’s objectives of increasing the operating performance of the LNG facility. The Snøhvit Improvement Project 2 is located at Melkøya, 450 km north of the Arctic Circle in Norway. The study will also look at how to increase the capacity and feed gas flexibility of the plant.
The concept study is scheduled for completion in the third quarter of 2014. Foster Wheeler did not disclose the value of the contract.
LNG expertise
CEO of Foster Wheeler Global E&C Group, Roberto Penno, commented: “We have been working with Statoil and its Snøhvit partners for more than five years. We are pleased to have this opportunity to continue to add value for our client through the application of our LNG expertise and our brownfield experience to develop innovative technical and project execution approaches.”
Adapted from press release by Katie Woodward
Read the article online at: https://www.lngindustry.com/liquid-natural-gas/17022014/foster_wheeler_to_carry_out_study_on_lng_facility_176/
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