GE utilizes its technology for QCLNG's first ever large scale production of LNG from CSG

GE utilizes its technology for QCLNG's first ever large scale production of LNG from CSG

BRISBANE, Australia -- GE Oil & Gas has played a pivotal role in the global LNG industry with its systems used in the first ever large-scale production of LNG from Coal Seam Gas (CSG) at BG Group’s Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) plant on Curtis Island.

GE technology of gas turbines, centrifugal compressors and generators are integral parts of the QCLNG facility that has begun producing LNG for its first export shipment.

The first LNG milestone is part of GE’s long-term commitment to the QCLNG project having signed a  twenty-two year Contractual Service Agreement with QGC, BG Group’s Australian subidiary and operator of QCLNG, in early 2013 to provide a broad range of advanced technology services.

Featuring reliability guarantees on the equipment, the GE scope of work includes planned and unplanned maintenance of the installed GE equipment, which includes 15 aeroderivative gas turbines, 28 centrifugal compressors, gearboxes, generators and all auxiliaries. The agreement also includes monitoring and diagnostic services.

The QCLNG plant is the first of three LNG projects to be constructed on Curtis Island, all of which will utilize GE’s technology. The resulting LNG will be primarily targeted for export markets including China, Japan and Singapore.