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
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