Baker Hughes to supply Commonwealth LNG with liquefaction equipment

Energy equipment and services provider Baker Hughes will provide liquefaction equipment to Commonwealth LNG, the firm announced on December 22.

Baker Hughes was selected to deliver the liquefaction equipment for the project by the lead contractor, French engineering firm Technip Energies. The Paris-based company has given Baker Hughes a Full Notice To Proceed.

With the green light from Technip Energies, Baker Hughes will now provide the LNG export terminal with six refrigerant turbo compressors comprising LM9000 aeroderivative gas turbines. They will be matched with centrifugal compressors.

“Delivering our LM9000 technology to Commonwealth LNG is an additional milestone that demonstrates the strength of Baker Hughes’ proven capabilities across the LNG value chain,” Baker Hughes Chairman and CEO Lorenzo Simonelli said in a statement.

“This award underscores our commitment to enabling energy infrastructure that is critical to support sustainable energy development, delivering affordable and reliable energy to meet growing global demand,” Simonelli added.

Baker Hughes has had a busy six months, acquiring Chart Industries in July in an an all-cash transaction for $13.6bn. The company specializes leader in the design, engineering and manufacturing of process technologies and equipment for gas and liquid molecule handling across a broad range of industrial and energy end markets.

The oilfield services and technology firm also was awarded a contract in September by engineering company Bechtel Energy to supply liquefaction equipment for NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG plant.

Technip Energies was awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by Commonwealth LNG in August for EUR 1bn ($1.16bn). Commonwealth LNG is targeting taking a final investment decision in the first quarter of the year, after previously seeking to take FID before the end of 2025.

The 9.5mn tonnes per year (tpy) project will be based in Cameron Parish Louisiana.