Siemens wins turbine maintenance deal for Santos LNG venture in Australia

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05.11.2012 |

Siemens Energy has been awarded a contract to provide long-term maintenance services for the pioneering Santos GLNG project in Queensland, Australia. The agreement will help to ensure predictable reliability and maintenance costs for the SGT-400 gas turbines at the Santos GLNG project.

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Siemens Energy has been awarded a contract to provide long-term maintenance services for the pioneering Santos GLNG project in Queensland, Australia.

The multi-million dollar service order is Siemens’ largest ever for its small gas turbine (SGT) product line, according to the company.

The customer is Santos GLNG, which is a joint venture between Santos, PETRONAS, Total and KOGAS. GLNG represents the planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Queensland.

The six-year contract includes preventative maintenance, remote monitoring, parts supply, and field service for 16 SGT-400 industrial gas turbines (nine generator sets and seven compressor sets) spread across three Santos GLNG sites - Roma and Fairview 1 & 2.

The agreement will help to ensure predictable reliability and maintenance costs for the SGT-400 gas turbines at the Santos GLNG project, officials said.

“The Santos GLNG project underscores the commitment of Santos GLNG and the Queensland government to advance the progression of this clean energy technology on a global scale and we are pleased to have been selected to provide long-term maintenance at the project,” said Dr. Beatrix Natter, CEO of service oil and gas for Siemens Energy.

“This service order, in particular, is very significant for us as it represents the largest single order ever for our small gas turbine product line. It is testament to our commitment to offering truly competitive and cost-effective service solutions and to our dedicated service team.”

The Santos GLNG project is designed to convert coal seam gas (CSG) to liquefied natural gas (LNG) for export to global markets.

It includes the development of CSG resources in the Bowen and Surat basins in southeast Queensland, construction of a 420-kilometer underground gas transmission pipeline from the gas fields to Gladstone, and two LNG trains with a combined nameplate capacity of 7.8 million tpy on Curtis Island.

The first LNG exports are expected to commence in 2015.

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Raja
07.26.2012

Request the bill of sale for the "new" egnine. Unless it came from Chrysler as a crate egnine, it isn't factory-brand new.If the egnine was completely re-built by a trusted egnine re-building shop, it will get better fuel economy than a brand new one from Chrysler. Every part inside a crate egnine from Chrysler is manufactured by the lowest bidder. Chrysler makes the block but nearly all the moving parts inside are furnished by outside suppliers. If the motor was re-built and sold through an auto-parts store it is far from brand new! If this was the case, the egnine is loaded with low dollar parts and nothing was done to measure, machine or hand fit anything.Fuel economy comes from carefully selected pistons and rings and a cylinder hone hone job as per the piston ring manufacturer. The rods, (even if they're brand new) should be re-conditioned. The block decks should be trued-up parallel with the center-line of the crankshaft. The rotating assembly should be balanced. Every bearing should be hand fitted.Small egnines in big old fat heavy cars don't get as good fuel economy as a light car with a bigger egnine. Your 2000 Jeep Wrangler will never get 28 mpg on trips as will a brand new 430 hp. Grand Sport Corvette.