The proposed FLNG facility is the world’s first nearshore project of its kind. Credit: Tudor Dimitriu from Pixabay.

Baker Hughes has been selected to deliver two LM9000-driven compressor trains for Petronas’ nearshore floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility in Sabah, Malaysia.

The contract has been awarded by Black & Veatch, a subcontractor to the JGC and Samsung Heavy Industries consortium that is the engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning contractor for the FLNG project.

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Under the latest contract, Baker Hughes will be responsible for the delivery of two LM9000-powered compressor trains, each with a capacity of one million tonnes per annum (mtpa).

The contract also covers an order for compressor train spare parts.

Baker Hughes gas technology equipment of industrial and energy technology vice-president Alberto Matucci said: “Energy efficiency represents the biggest immediate opportunity for the industry to lower its carbon footprint, and the LM9000 is a great example of readily available technology that can instantly increase efficiency and reduce emissions.”

The FLNG, which is scheduled to be completed in 2027, will have a minimum production capacity of 2mtpa of LNG.

Said to be the most powerful and most efficient aeroderivative gas turbine, the Baker Hughes’ LM9000 has a simple cycle efficiency of 44% and a power output 15% higher compared with industry peers.

JGC will provide the EPC work for the FLNG topside, the associated onshore facilities and management of the overall project, while Samsung Heavy will undertake the hull EPC work and the topside modular fabrication.

The planned facility, which will be the third FLNG plant to be constructed for the Malaysian offshore gas fields, is the world’s first nearshore project of its kind.