SPATCO Energy Solutions sells first LNG production unit

SPATCO Energy Solutions, the North American distributor for Galileo USA, has announced the sale of the first North American Galileo Cryobox® Nano Station to Terra Energy Group.

Scheduled to be operational in early 2015, the Cryobox will capture natural gas that would otherwise be flared off from the oil and gas fields in North Dakota, converting the well-head gas into more than 8000 gall./d of LNG.

Galileo Cryobox

The Galileo Cryobox is a small scale, transportable LNG production plant capable of converting pipeline or well-head natural gas into LNG. The Galileo Cryobox can be installed wherever LNG is needed. In addition to deployment in oil and gas fields, applications for Cryobox include marine bunkering, rail, mining, heavy-duty trucking and power generation.

Commenting on the sale, President and CEO of SPATCO Energy Solutions, Jeff Dailey, said: “We’re pleased to announce this first sale in North America and proud to have the opportunity to work with Galileo and Terra Energy Group to bring this smart, adaptable solution for LNG production to meet the needs of the emerging natural gas marketplace.”

Galileo successfully debuted the Cryobox as a multi-unit, dual fuel, CNG and LNG production plant serving Buquebus, the oceanic ferry system serving Argentina. Galileo Cryobox units are manufactured on a base of proven and reliable technologies. Each Cryobox is modular, scalable, easy to install and maintain, and capable of generating both LNG and CNG at low operating costs. Cryobox units are remotely monitored and compliant with all international standards.

"We spent many months looking for an economic, transportable and scalable option capable of converting the gas that is being flared at many North American oil and gas wells into a transportable liquid. After visiting the Buquebus liquefaction operations and the Galileo manufacturing facilities in Argentina, we gained the confidence we needed that the Galileo Cryobox was the right solution," added Dustin Hancock, President of Terra Energy Group.

Dailey continued: “The Galileo Cryobox, with its scalable capacity, adaptable footprint and portability, offers North American companies a time-efficient and cost-effective LNG production solution. By fulfilling an unmet need, in this case in the oil and gas production arena, we believe the Cryobox will play an important role in the ramp up of the natural gas infrastructure across all applications in North America. We are particularly pleased that this first installation for Terra Energy Group will be positive for the environment as well as the industry.”

Adapted from press release by Katie Woodward

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