French energy industry service group Technip has landed a $47million engineering deal for a new liquefied natural gas plant in China.
The new facility, in the Shaanxi province of the country, will be able to process 500,000 tons of LNG per year, based on an air products liquefaction process.
Technip will provide conceptual engineering, design for the storage tank and site processes and prrocure key equipment – including the main cryogenic heat exchanger, refrigerant compressor and control valves.
The project, due to be completed by the middle of next year, will be executed by the company’s Shanghai and Kuala Lumpur offices.