Black & Veatch Secures EPC Contract for Three LNG Plants in China

China Natural Gas Company, Ltd. has selected Black & Veatch and Chemtex to provide engineering, procurement and construction services for three new liquefied natural gas plants in China. The new facilities will feature Black & Veatch’s patented PRICO® refrigeration technology and benefit more than 500,000 people.

“The Black & Veatch – Chemtex team has been awarded 11 liquefied natural gas projects in China during the last five years – and all of these facilities use the Black & Veatch PRICO process,” said Brian Price, Vice President and LNG Technology Manager in Black & Veatch’s global energy business. “Five of these facilities are with CNGC.”

Two of the new facilities, located in Wuhai, Inner Mongolia, PRC, will be used to liquefy hydrocarbon gas generated from industrial coke ovens. Coal mining and metal-working industries are a significant part of the Wuhai economy. Coal is baked to produce coke that is used in smelting operations. Today, hydrocarbon emissions from Wuhai coking facilities are vented into the atmosphere. With the addition of two new liquefied natural gas terminals, emissions from coking facilities will be reduced by 500,000 tons per year. The LNG will be used as clean fuel for vehicles, thus reducing the use of gasoline and diesel.

“This is a significant milestone for the coking industry in China,” said Michael Gai, Project Manager for Black & Veatch. “In coke oven gas-rich areas like Wuhai, it is dark even during the day time. This is an excellent demonstration project for the industry to save energy and to diminish emissions in the region.”

The third facility will be located in Bazhou, Hebei Province, PRC. This facility will also produce liquefied natural gas for vehicle fuel use.

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Source: Black & Veatch, March 4, 2011;