Baker Hughes to provide e-LNG systems for Adnoc's Ruwais project

Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, announced on October 4 that it had received a letter of award from Adnoc Gas, a unit of Adnoc, to provide two electric liquefaction systems (e-LNG) for the Ruwais LNG project in the UAE. The award is expected to be booked in the fourth quarter of 2023.

The LNG trains will be driven by Baker Hughes' 75 MW Brush electric motor technology and feature the company's compressor technology, making Ruwais LNG one of the first all-electric LNG projects in the Middle East. The overall production capacity of the trains is expected to be 9.6mn tonnes/year.

Through the Ruwais LNG project, Adnoc intends to more than double its LNG production capacity to meet increased global demand for natural gas. The Ruwais plant, which is designed with electric-powered processing facilities, will run on clean power.

Ganesh Ramaswamy, executive vice president of industrial & energy technology at Baker Hughes, said, "Over the next decade, electrification will play a critical role in the energy transition, enabling further reduction of the carbon emissions footprint of natural gas."

Baker Hughes acquired the power generation division of Brush group in 2022 to enhance its industrial electric machinery portfolio and support the company's strategic commitment to provide lower carbon solutions. Since then, the company has secured several orders, including a contract from Wison in the first quarter of 2023 to supply four e-LNG compressor trains for an onshore LNG plant in sub-Saharan Africa.

Adnoc’s existing LNG facilities are located on Das Island and have a capacity of 6mn tonnes/year. Adnoc had in January announced the formation of Adnoc Gas. It was listed on the Adu Dabhi stock exchange in March. The new entity will undertake processing, operations and marketing of natural gas. It combines the operations, maintenance and marketing of the Adnoc Gas Processing and Adnoc LNG businesses into one consolidated business.