GE Extends Royal Canadian Navy Contract for Maintenance and Logistic Support of LM2500 Gas Turbine-Based Frigates

GE Canada announced it recently extended a contract with Public Services and Procurement Canada to provide maintenance and logistics support services for a 15th year. The contract covers the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) fleet of LM2500 aeroderivative gas turbines that power Halifax-class patrol frigates.
“We are now in our 15th year and fourth extension on a contract awarded by Public Services and Procurement Canada. In fact, our original five year contract began in 2001, it was renewed in 2006 for five years, in 2011 for three years, and again in 2014 for one year,” said Brien Bolsinger, GE Marine Vice President, Marine Operations. GE Marine manufactures the LM2500 gas turbines at its facility outside of Cincinnati, Ohio.

“This demonstrates that the contract provides the RCN with many benefits, most notably the impressive availability of the RCN’s LM2500 fleet over the initial 14 years of the GE contract, which averaged 99.85%,” Bolsinger added.
Because of the contract with GE, the RCN can dedicate resources to other equipment and maintenance tasks. The RCN has witnessed a decrease in administrative functions including procurement, inspection, technical support, and material and inventory management associated with the LM2500. The RCN also sees considerable benefits from the contract’s spare LM2500 inventory control features.

SapuraKencana, GE Win Petronas FLNG Deal

Malaysian oilfield services provider SapuraKencana has through its
joint venture with GE Oil and Gas won a contract to work on
Petronas’ Floating units – PFLNG 1 and PFLNG 2.
The company named SapuraKencana GE Oil & Gas Services Sdn Bhd
will be responsible for a comprehensive maintenance of GE-
supplied turbomachinery equipment under a long-term service
agreement.
Malaysian energy giant Petronas is building two Floating LNG
vessels. The first one PFLNG1, is expected to start production in
2016, and will be the first ever such unit to start producing LNG.
The vessel, being built in South Korea by Daewoo Shipbuilding
Marine & Engineering (DSME), will be deployed at the Kanowit field
offshore Sarawak, Malaysia.
The PFLNG1 will be 360m long and 60m wide and will be moored
180km from shore. It will produce 1.2 million tonnes a year (mtpa)
of LNG.
Under the agreement announced by SapuraKencana on Thursday,
the company will, together with GE, provide maintenance services
for GE supplied aeroderivative gas turbines, centrifugal compressors
and electric generators and electric motors. The contract is for a
period of 10 years with an option to extend for an additional period
of five years.
Separately, but similarly, the SapuraKencana-GE joint venture has
won a contract to maintain GE-supplied turbomachinery equipment
under a long-term service agreement with Murphy Sarawak Oil
Company Ltd over a ten-year period. The company will provide of
maintenance services for GE-supplied gas turbines and centrifugal
compressors.
Source: www.offshoreenergytoday.com