Baker Hughes has been awarded a contract by Venture Global LNG to provide a liquefied natural gas (LNG) system for the first phase of the Plaquemines LNG project in Louisiana. The order calls for a liquefaction train system with 24 modularized compression trains built by Baker Hughes.
As part of the scope, Baker Hughes will also provide field services to assist in commissioning of the supplied equipment. This order builds on an award in the fourth quarter of 2021 for Baker Hughes to provide power generation and electrical distribution equipment for the comprehensive power island system of Venture Global LNG’s Plaquemines LNG project.
The contracts were awarded under a master equipment supply agreement between Venture Global LNG and Baker Hughes for 70 million tons per annum (MTPA) of production capacity. Baker Hughes first equipment deliveries for the Plaquemines LNG project are expected to begin in the first half of 2023.
Plaquemines LNG Project At A Glance
- A 632-acre plot with 1.3 miles of deep-water frontage
- Up to thirty-six 0.626 MTPA liquefaction trains, configured in eighteen blocks
- Up to six pre-treatment trains
- Up to three ship loading berths for LNG vessels carrying a capacity of up to 185,000 cubic meters
- Up to four 200,000 cubic meter full containment LNG storage tanks
- Two 720 MW combined cycle gas turbine power plants, including additional 25 MW gas-fired aeroderivative turbines
- A utility dock on the Mississippi River to handle waterborne deliveries of equipment and material during both construction and project operations.
- Two 42-inch diameter pipelines, 15 and 12 miles long respectively, that connect to existing interstate natural gas pipelines.
