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KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 13): New York Stock Exchange-listed GE Oil & Gas said it will supply its gas turbine-driven compressor train and mechanical drive technology to Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) for the latter’s second floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility that is being developed off the coast of East Malaysia.

In a statement today, GE said this latest project marks another major order with Petronas under a global frame agreement for equipment supply between the two companies.

It said it was awarded the contract primarily because of the successful track record of its turbomachinery in supporting offshore LNG production.

“We are excited to move ahead with the development of our second FLNG facility that will boost our LNG production to help meet Asia’s growing energy needs,” said Datuk Abdullah Karim, vice president and venture director of LNG Projects (Domestic), Upstream Business, Petronas.

As part of its contract, GE will supply four of its PGT25+G4 gas turbine generator systems and two nitrogen trains featuring two LM6000-PF+2BCL907 aeroderivative gas turbines in mechanical-drive mode.

“Commercial operation is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2017, [and] once operational in the first quarter of 2018, the second FLNG facility will produce about 1.5 million tons a year (mtpa) of LNG,”said GE in its statement.

GE’s equipment will be manufactured at the company’s assembly facilities in Florence and Massa, Italy

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