GE Under Contract to Angola LNG

GE Oil & Gas has signed a long-term service contract with Angola LNG aimed at increasing overall plant efficiency and providing maximum availability for the key gas compression equipment. The agreement was revealed at the World Gas Conference 2012 in Kuala Lumpur.

The agreement covers two GE gas turbine-driven compression trains, including additional plant equipment. It also ensures continuous technical assistance and an on-site team of highly skilled GE Field Services Engineers, applying effective maintenance approaches and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) spare parts to optimize performance and maximize mean time between maintenance. A local contractual performance manager at the site will oversee the day-to-day service operations.

Angola LNG is set to ship its first LNG cargo this quarter and will produce approximately 5.2 million tons of LNG and related gas liquid products per year.

“We are confident that GE, as the equipment OEM, offers the best expertise for turbine maintenance and is able to guarantee the highest levels of availability,” said Daniel Rocha, GM of Angola LNG Operating Co. “This agreement is structured to facilitate strong teamwork with a common objective between our companies. We believe this collaboration will benefit our operations and Angola, too.”

Girish Saligram, contractual services leader, GE Oil & Gas Global Services, said, “We will work in close collaboration with the operators in Angola, contributing to the development of the local workforce. Our combined team will apply GE’s outage excellence approach, adopting proven methods to increase machine uptime.”