LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.,
Feb. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Air
Products (NYSE: APD), the world's leader in liquefied natural gas
(LNG) technology and equipment, has signed an agreement to
provide its proprietary LNG technology, equipment and related
process license and advisory services to the Energia Costa
Azul (ECA) LNG Export Terminal Project. Air Products' world-leading
LNG manufacturing facility in Port
Manatee, Florida will manufacture the coil wound heat
exchangers (CWHE) for its AP-DMR™ LNG Process technology,
which will then be shipped to the project export terminal site in
Ensenada, Mexico. ECA LNG is a
joint venture between Sempra LNG, IEnova and Total.
"ECA LNG is a new customer for Air Products' LNG business, and
we are pleased our AP-DMR process technology was selected to assist
them in meeting their LNG business goals for the first phase of
this strategic west coast North America LNG project. This project
will showcase the innovative benefits of our technology, as it will
utilize our highly efficient and cost effective dual mixed
refrigerant (DMR) process for this unique, compact site location.
Our recently expanded manufacturing facility can serve all customer
needs in terms of LNG production capacity and reinforces our
commitment and presence to serve all the LNG markets worldwide,
from baseload mega trains to mid-scale bunkering facilities to
small-scale facilities," said Dr. Samir J.
Serhan, chief operating officer at Air Products.
Air Products' LNG equipment will be able to produce
approximately three million tons per annum at the Ensenada location. Under the agreement, Air
Products' DMR process technology, as well as engineering, design
and manufacturing of the heat exchanger equipment for the
liquefaction section, will be supplied for the single
production train. The process uses Air Products' proprietary
CWHE technology. This DMR process is particularly well suited for
not only this land-based baseload LNG facility in Mexico, but also for Arctic locations and for
offshore, floating LNG applications. The highly efficient process
and CWHE equipment design, combined with fuel-efficient mechanical
drivers, significantly reduces the greenhouse gas emissions from
the liquefaction process.
Air Products will build the LNG heat exchangers at its
Port Manatee, Florida
manufacturing facility. Air Products opened its Port Manatee facility in January 2014 and completed a 60% expansion in
October 2019 to meet the needs of the
ever-growing LNG industry. In October
2018, Air Products dedicated a new LNG equipment test
facility (ETF), which will enable Air Products to improve the
reliability and yield produced from its LNG equipment and to design
new equipment.
Air Products' proprietary LNG technology, vital to helping meet
the world's increasing energy needs and desire for clean energy,
processes and cryogenically liquefies valuable natural gas for
consumer and industrial use. For over 50 years Air Products
has manufactured LNG heat exchangers, which currently operate in
over 100 LNG trains in 20 countries around the world.
Typically, an LNG heat exchanger can be as large as over 15 feet
(5 meters) in diameter and 180 feet (55 meters) long. A finished
unit can weigh as much as 500 tons. Photos of Air Products'
LNG technology can be downloaded for publication at
http://prphotolibrary.airproducts.com/ImageViewer.aspx?q=LNG.
Air Products' LNG process technology and equipment is the heart
of an LNG production plant. The technology, in place at some of the
most remote locations around the world, takes natural gas and
unlocks its value by liquefying it and making it possible to
economically ship it. The LNG is eventually re-gasified for energy
uses.
The majority of total worldwide LNG is produced with Air
Products' technology. In support of the LNG industry, Air Products
provides process technology and key equipment for the natural gas
liquefaction process for large export plants, small and mid-sized
LNG plants, floating LNG plants and LNG peak shavers. Upstream, Air
Products provides both nitrogen and natural gas dehydration
membrane systems for offshore platforms. Downstream, Air Products
provides membrane nitrogen generators for LNG carriers, and
land-based membrane and cryogenic nitrogen systems for LNG import
terminals and baseload LNG plants.
About Air Products
Air Products
(NYSE:APD) is a world-leading industrial gases company in operation
for 80 years. Focused on serving energy, environment and emerging
markets, the Company provides essential industrial gases, related
equipment and applications expertise to customers in dozens of
industries, including refining, chemical, metals, electronics,
manufacturing, and food and beverage. Air Products is also the
global leader in the supply of liquefied natural gas process
technology and equipment. The Company develops, engineers, builds,
owns and operates some of the world's largest industrial gas
projects, including: gasification projects that sustainably convert
abundant natural resources into syngas for the production of
high-value power, fuels and chemicals; carbon capture projects; and
world-scale carbon-free hydrogen projects supporting global
transportation and the energy transition.
The Company had fiscal 2020 sales of $8.9
billion from operations in 50 countries and has a current
market capitalization of over $60
billion. More than 19,000 passionate, talented and committed
employees from diverse backgrounds are driven by Air Products'
higher purpose to create innovative solutions that benefit the
environment, enhance sustainability and address the challenges
facing customers, communities, and the world. For more information,
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NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements
within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are
based on management's reasonable expectations and assumptions as of
the date of this release regarding important risk factors. Actual
performance and financial results may differ materially from
projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking
statements because of many factors not anticipated by management,
including risk factors described in the company's Form 10K for its
fiscal year ended September 30,
2020.
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