Australia Pacific LNG starts first gas power generator

Australia Pacific LNG said it had reached a milestone with the start-up of the first of seven gas turbine power generators, designed to provide electrical power to the Curtis Island LNG facility.

Australia Pacific LNG CEO, Page Maxson, said the start-up of the first turbine was another achievement for the business, following on from the completion of the pipeline and first gas arriving at the LNG facility earlier this year.

“Over the coming months, we will progressively test and start additional critical elements of the processing trains to bring the LNG facility on line and ready for first LNG export,” Maxson said.

Each of the seven gas turbine generators, constructed by Bechtel, will produce a peak output of approximately 15 megawatts (MW) and combined will deliver 105 MW.

Bechtel Gladstone General Manager Kevin Berg said: “The Bechtel team on site is progressively completing the commissioning work on the remaining components of the first train and in parallel, constructing and commissioning the second train so we can deliver the plant to the permanent operations team to move into full LNG production.

The APLNG project is a joint venture between ConocoPhillips (37.5%), Origin (37.5%), and Sinopec (25%).

The LNG facility on Curtis Island off the coast of Gladstone, will have two production trains with the ability of processing up to 9 million tonnes per annum.

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LNG World News Staff; Image: Bechtel