Yokogawa wins control system order for Yamal LNG project in Russia
08/01/2014 Yokogawa UK Limited
Yokogawa Europe Solutions B.V. has been awarded a contract by Yamgaz, a consortium of Technip and JGC Corporation, to supply integrated control and safety systems (ICSS) for the Yamal LNG project to build a liquefied natural gas plant and other facilities at Sabetta on Russia's Yamal Peninsula in northwest Siberia - above the Arctic Circle in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District.The Yamal LNG Project is one of Russia's largest resource projects and is being undertaken by JSC Yamal LNG, which is jointly owned by Novatek (80%), Russia's largest independent oil and gas company, and Total (20%), a major French energy company. As part of this project, a major integrated complex for the liquefaction of natural gas will be built that will have a design production capacity of 16.5 million tons per annum. The three process trains that will make up this complex will have an annual production output of 5.5 million tons each, and are planned to be commissioned in 2016, 2017, and 2018, respectively.
For this project, Yokogawa will supply CENTUM(R) VP integrated production control systems, ProSafe(R)-RS safety instrumented systems, Exaquantum(TM) plant information management systems, PRM(R) integrated device management packages for the monitoring and diagnosis of plant equipment, analytical systems, analyser shelters, and operator training systems. Yokogawa will be responsible for delivery, engineering, installation, commissioning, and operator training. It is estimated that this will be Yokogawa's largest order ever for a natural gas project in Russia.
Russia holds one of the world's largest natural gas reserves and is particularly active in the LNG field, with many projects under way. It is believed that there are many undeveloped natural gas fields on the Yamal Peninsula and that the amount of LNG produced there will increase. Yokogawa systems are in use at 47 gas liquefaction plants and 42 LNG receiving terminals around the world, and are used by or are on order for a total of 54 LNG carriers. Based on this strong track record, Yokogawa welcomes this major role in the Yamal LNG Project, looks forward to getting started with it, and plans to use this as a springboard to expanding the company's share of Russia's LNG-related market.
Yokogawa activities in Russia and other CIS nations
Yokogawa has had a foothold in the Russian market since 1993, when it opened a representative office in Moscow. In 1997, a Yokogawa subsidiary was founded there to launch this business on a full scale. The company has been aggressively expanding its business: not only in Russia but also in other CIS nations, and has reinforced its customer services activities by setting up sales offices and establishing technical centres. In Russia, Yokogawa has participated in very large energy development projects such as Sakhalin II, for which the company has delivered control, monitoring, safety, and other systems for two offshore platforms, the onshore production facilities, and pipelines.
For more information, please contact:
Maaike Goinga
European Industrial Automation
Yokogawa Europe BV
Euroweg 2
3825 HD Amersfoort
The Netherlands
Tel: +31 88 464 1191
Fax: +31 88 464 1107
Email: info@nl.yokogawa.com
Web: www.yokogawa.com/eu
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