Baker Hughes has been chosen to provide gas compression systems for the Cloud Connector Pipeline project in Louisiana, as well as a modular liquefaction solution including cold boxes to support the expansion of the Plaquemines LNG facility.
Together, the pipeline and liquefaction awards demonstrate the critical role of integrated natural gas infrastructure in expanding LNG supply and enhancing energy security for global markets, the company said in a statement.
The pipeline award, which includes 13 gas compression systems driven by Frame 5/2E gas turbines, represents one of the largest deployments for LNG feed gas transportation in the US.
It will enable reliable transportation of feed gas through the Cloud Connector Pipeline to Venture Global LNG’s Plaquemines facility.
Baker Hughes will also provide four liquefaction blocks, comprising a total of eight modules, to support additional production capacity at the Plaquemines LNG facility.
"US natural gas is helping to deliver the energy continuity required for industries, communities and economies to thrive, grow and innovate,” said Lorenzo Simonelli, chairman and CEO of Baker Hughes.
“Baker Hughes is proud to work alongside our partners at Venture Global as they expand Plaquemines LNG, providing the critical energy infrastructure needed to meet growing global long-term global energy demand.”
The liquefaction solution provided by Baker Hughes for the Plaquemines expansion follows a similar scope recently awarded for the CP2 project.
Each liquefaction block is based on two electric-motor driven, single mixed-refrigerant (SMR) liquefaction modules and associated compression trains featuring Baker Hughes' advanced centrifugal compressor technology, as well as cold boxes, air coolers and integrated control systems.
The Cloud Connector award is the second order of Frame 5/2E gas turbine-driven centrifugal compressor packages for Venture Global’s feed gas pipeline, expanding the fleet to 23 Frame 5/2E-driven gas compression systems for the Plaquemines LNG facility.
The award further strengthens Baker Hughes’ strategic relationship with Venture Global, supporting more than 100 MTPA of existing and planned LNG production capacity, and reinforces Baker Hughes’ role as a leading industrialised energy provider across the natural gas value chain.
“Baker Hughes has been a trusted partner across our LNG developments, both at our LNG facilities and across our pipeline infrastructure,” said Mike Sabel, CEO of Venture Global.
“As we advance the expansion of Plaquemines LNG, this collaboration not only supports our expansion plans, but also helps ensure we deliver the reliable feed gas transportation necessary to realise our mission of supplying secure LNG to global markets.”
