USA: Chart E&C Bags Liquefaction Plant Order from Stabilis FHR

Chart Industries announced that Stabilis FHR Oilfield LNG, a venture between Stabilis Energy LLC and Flint Hills Resources has awarded Chart’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Chart Energy & Chemicals, a contract to provide its standard C100N liquefaction plant. The plant, which is designed to produce 100,000 gallons of liquefied natural gas per day, will be located in George West, Texas and is expected to commence production in January 2015 for high horsepower oilfield fuel applications in the Eagle Ford Shale.

The contract also provides a framework for Stabilis FHR to purchase up to four additional LNG liquefaction facilities from Chart E&C, for rapid deployment as Stabilis FHR executes on its plan to build additional LNG liquefiers serving oilfield fuel consumers. Chart E&C has reserved production slots for these additional plants. Stabilis FHR plans to commence production at these additional facilities between 2015 and 2017.

The four additional LNG liquefaction plants will be able to produce either 100,000 gallons or 250,000 gallons per day. All the plants are complete package solutions for the liquefaction of natural gas and feature Chart E&C’s proprietary liquefaction technology. Key equipment packages, comprised of brazed aluminium heat exchangers, cold boxes, storage tanks and load-out facilities, are designed in-house, and manufactured and fabricated in Chart’s facilities. This vertically integrated approach delivers a fast-track schedule and earlier commencement of LNG production.

“Both Chart and Stabilis FHR have a shared commitment to providing customers with a cost efficient, safe alternative to diesel and other distillate fuels and we look forward to delivering these plants and continuing our relationship with Stabilis FHR to support their growth in LNG,” commented Mike Durkin, President of Chart E&C.

“Stabilis is proud to announce our first LNG liquefaction facility as part of a new venture with Flint Hills Resources,” said Casey Crenshaw, President and CEO of Stabilis Energy. “We believe this venture will allow Stabilis to rapidly deploy LNG liquefiers across all of the major oil and gas shale plays in North America. Stabilis will provide our oilfield customers with a reliable source of LNG fuel that will help them reduce operating costs using a reliable domestic fuel source.”

“We are pleased to establish this relationship with Stabilis Energy to make America’s abundant natural gas resources available to high horsepower engine applications in the oilfield,” said Jeremy Bezdek, managing director of Innovation for Flint Hills Resources. “We are very excited about the first plant location in the Eagle Ford and working with customers who currently supply crude oil to our refinery in nearby Corpus Christi. We look forward to building an industry leading oilfield LNG business with Stabilis over the coming years.”

“Oilfield operators require a high level of service from their suppliers,” added Casey Crenshaw. “We believe our deep understanding of oilfield service needs, along with our dedicated LNG production and distribution resources, will make Stabilis the leading turn-key supplier of LNG to the oilfield market.”

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LNG World News Staff, October 01, 2013; Image: Chart