GLNG Project Moves Close to Shipping First Gas

Bechtel on Friday announced the GLNG project is a step closer to shipping its first LNG cargo following the introduction of feed gas into the Train 1 processing plant.

Mechanical runs on all six of the plant’s Train 1 refrigeration compressors has been successful completed.

The compressors are a fundamental component of the plant and are at the heart of the liquefaction process for converting coal seam gas to LNG, Bechtel said.

“This is a major milestone and marks the beginning of LNG processing,” said Andrey Polunin, Bechtel Senior Project Manager. “Throughout the year we have achieved a series of key milestones to reach this pivotal stage of the project. We are now completing final commissioning of Train 1 on the way to first cargo for our customer, Santos GLNG, who will operate the plant after final handover.”

Bechtel is delivering the engineering, procurement, modularisation, construction, commissioning and start up for the two-train GLNG project on Curtis Island, near Gladstone, off the Queensland coast in Australia. Each LNG train will produce up to 3.9 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG, making it a large-scale facility of 7.8 mtpa total production. 

Bechtel is building all three LNG plants on Curtis Island, launching the LNG industry in Queensland.