Air Products' New AP-X(R) LNG Technology Placed On-Stream at World's Largest LNG Process Train in Qatar
July 01 2009 - 2:45PM
PR Newswire (US)
Production Capacity 50 Percent Larger Than Current LNG Production
Trains LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., July 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Air
Products (NYSE: APD), a global leader in liquefied natural gas
(LNG) technology, today announced that its new AP-X(R) liquefaction
process technology, which increases single train LNG production
capacity over the current generation of LNG process trains by
approximately 50 percent, was successfully placed on-stream at the
Qatargas 2 Train 4 expansion project. This single LNG process train
for the Qatargas 2 facility, located in Ras Laffan Industrial City,
Qatar, is rated for an annual LNG production capacity of 7.8
million tons per year (MTY), making it the first in a coming series
of the world's largest LNG process trains involving Air Products'
technology. "Placing our new AP-X technology on-stream for the
first time at an LNG facility is another major milestone for Air
Products and the LNG industry. Air Products congratulates Qatargas
on inaugurating and fully commissioning its world-class production
facility," said Stephen Jones, senior vice president and general
manager-Tonnage Gases, Equipment and Energy at Air Products. "We
take a great deal of pride in our LNG capabilities and leadership,
and at a time when natural gas usage is increasing in importance on
a global basis as a source of energy, we are especially pleased to
be able to meet the trend of the industry's demand to operate
larger LNG process trains." The feed gas for the project will come
from Qatar's North Field, the largest offshore non-associated
natural gas field in the world, with proven natural gas reserves in
excess of 900 trillion cubic feet. More information on the Qatargas
2 expansion can be found at http://www.qatargas.com/. Air Products'
new AP-X technology is also being installed for three other LNG
trains under construction for Qatargas in Ras Laffan, Qatar:
Qatargas 2 (Train 5), Qatargas 3 (Train 6), and Qatargas 4 (Train
7). All of these process trains have a design capacity for an
annual LNG production capacity of approximately 7.8 MTY. Air
Products provides natural gas liquefaction process technology, main
cryogenic heat exchanger equipment, plus other key process
equipment components in the AP-X process in an elegant combination
of proven Air Products process technologies and key liquefaction
components, providing a new standard for the industry. A majority
of the total worldwide LNG is produced with Air Products'
technology. Air Products has designed, manufactured and exported
over 75 LNG heat exchangers from its Wilkes-Barre, Pa., United
States facility over the last four decades. In support of the LNG
industry, Air Products provides process technology and key
equipment for the heart of the natural gas liquefaction process,
and also nitrogen plants for the base-load LNG facility. Upstream,
Air Products provides both nitrogen and natural gas dehydration
membrane systems for offshore platforms. Downstream, Air Products
provides dry inert gas generators for LNG carriers, shipboard
membrane nitrogen systems, land-based membrane and cryogenic
nitrogen systems for LNG import terminals, and process technology
and equipment for small and mid-sized LNG plants, floating LNG
plants and LNG peak shavers. The Middle East is an important
business region for Air Products, and the company's 40 year
presence reaches beyond LNG technology. Air Products, with regional
headquarters in Doha, Qatar, has been working with the
petrochemical and refining industries, and has built, owned and
operated air separation units (ASUs) and hydrogen production plants
in the Middle East. Air Products delivers world class expertise in
designing, constructing and operating ASUs, with unrivalled
merchant gases back-up in the region through its joint venture with
Abdullah Hashim Group (AHG), who in cooperation with Air Products
brings existing plant operation infrastructure in the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia, in Oman and UAE. Air Products has several noteworthy
projects completed and under construction in the Middle East. The
company has built, and now operates and maintains, an ASU and a
hydrogen production facility for Emirates Float Glass Company in
Abu Dhabi, UAE. Air Products also announced in 2008 that it will
supply two new ASUs for Shadeed Iron & Steel's production plant
in the Sohar Industrial Port of Oman. The company also has designed
and built two of the world's largest ASUs for Qatar Oryx GTL at
their site in Ras Laffan. Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers
in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide
with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty
gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded
in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth
markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home
healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced
coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its
innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety
and the environment. Air Products had fiscal 2008 revenues of $10.4
billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 21,000 employees
around the globe. For more information, visit
http://www.airproducts.com/. ***NOTE: This release may contain
forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary materially,
due to changes in current expectations. DATASOURCE: Air Products
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Web Site: http://www.airproducts.com/
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