DES PLAINES, Ill., May 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NYSE:
HON) announced today that Venture Global LNG, Inc. will use a
series of technologies from Honeywell UOP to remove various
contaminants from natural gas prior to liquefaction at its
Calcasieu Pass LNG export facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
Honeywell UOP will provide engineering, procurement and
fabrication services for the complex which, when completed, will
produce 10 million tons per annum (MTPA) of liquefied natural gas
(LNG) for export to markets in Asia, Europe
and other locations.
"With this project, Honeywell UOP is helping Venture Global LNG
build a facility that provides the lowest-cost supply of LNG by
using large-scale high-performance equipment," said Ben Owens, vice president and general manager of
Honeywell UOP's Gas Processing and Hydrogen business. "By
delivering this technology in modular form, we can reduce
construction and installation costs compared with traditional
field-constructed systems."
"Honeywell UOP is an established leader in advanced proprietary
technologies for gas pretreatment, and we're pleased to be
partnered with them on this critical project," said Bob Pender, co-CEO of Venture Global LNG. "These
technologies are proven and reliable, and the delivery of those
technologies in modular form provides better quality and adherence
to delivery schedules," added co-CEO Mike
Sabel.
The project will include a Honeywell UOP Mercury Removal Unit
(MRU) and three separate trains each consisting of an Acid Gas
Removal Unit (AGRU) and molecular sieve dehydration unit. Taken
together, these modular units will remove water, mercury, carbon
dioxide and sulfur from 1.6 billion standard cubic feet per day of
natural gas so it can be liquefied and safely transported to
customers on ocean-going vessels.
Mercury occurs naturally in small concentrations in most natural
gas. Effective mercury removal processes are necessary to protect
cryogenic equipment used to liquefy natural gas. UOP's
non-regenerable adsorbents in the MRU remove even trace quantities
of mercury effectively.
Other naturally occurring contaminants such as hydrogen sulfide
and carbon dioxide, often referred to as acid gases, must be
removed from natural gas before it can be liquefied. The natural
gas is treated by passing it through an amine solution in the AGRU.
After being treated, the natural gas is dehydrated using UOP
molecular sieves to remove all the water to prevent freezing in the
cryogenic liquefaction process.
Honeywell UOP is the global leader in gas processing
technologies. Its solutions for contaminant removal and hydrocarbon
management are used to produce 40 percent of the world's liquefied
natural gas. These technologies are optimized for onshore and
offshore natural gas conditioning, treating and natural gas liquids
recovery, LNG pretreatment and synthesis gas purification from
single-unit to highly integrated, multiple technology
operations.
Venture Global LNG is a long-term, low-cost provider of LNG to
be supplied from resource rich North American natural gas basins.
Venture Global LNG has begun construction of the 10 MTPA Venture
Global Calcasieu Pass facility at the intersection of the Calcasieu
Ship Channel and the Gulf of
Mexico and is developing the 20 MTPA Venture Global
Plaquemines LNG facility 30 miles south of New Orleans on the Mississippi River, and the
20 MTPA Venture Global Delta LNG facility, also on the Mississippi
River south of New Orleans.
Venture Global has raised $855
million of capital to date to support the development of its
projects. More can be found at www.venturegloballng.com.
Honeywell UOP (www.uop.com) is a leading international supplier
and licensor of process technology, catalysts, adsorbents,
equipment, and consulting services to the petroleum refining,
petrochemical, and gas processing industries. Honeywell UOP is part
of Honeywell's Performance Materials and Technologies strategic
business group, which also includes Honeywell Process Solutions
(www.honeywellprocess.com), a pioneer in automation control,
instrumentation and services for the oil and gas, refining,
petrochemical, chemical and other industries.
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 technology
company that delivers industry specific solutions that include
aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings
and industry; and performance materials globally. Our technologies
help everything from aircraft, buildings, manufacturing plants,
supply chains, and workers become more connected to make our world
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