Siemens wins turbine maintenance deal for Santos LNG venture in Australia
Siemens Energy has been awarded a contract to provide long-term maintenance services for the pioneering Santos GLNG project in Queensland, Australia.
The multi-million dollar service order is Siemens’ largest ever for its small gas turbine (SGT) product line, according to the company.
The customer is Santos GLNG, which is a joint venture between Santos, PETRONAS, Total and KOGAS. GLNG represents the planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Queensland.
The six-year contract includes preventative maintenance, remote monitoring, parts supply, and field service for 16 SGT-400 industrial gas turbines (nine generator sets and seven compressor sets) spread across three Santos GLNG sites - Roma and Fairview 1 & 2.
The agreement will help to ensure predictable reliability and maintenance costs for the SGT-400 gas turbines at the Santos GLNG project, officials said.
“The Santos GLNG project underscores the commitment of Santos GLNG and the Queensland government to advance the progression of this clean energy technology on a global scale and we are pleased to have been selected to provide long-term maintenance at the project,” said Dr. Beatrix Natter, CEO of service oil and gas for Siemens Energy.
“This service order, in particular, is very significant for us as it represents the largest single order ever for our small gas turbine product line. It is testament to our commitment to offering truly competitive and cost-effective service solutions and to our dedicated service team.”
The Santos GLNG project is designed to convert coal seam gas (CSG) to liquefied natural gas (LNG) for export to global markets.
It includes the development of CSG resources in the Bowen and Surat basins in southeast Queensland, construction of a 420-kilometer underground gas transmission pipeline from the gas fields to Gladstone, and two LNG trains with a combined nameplate capacity of 7.8 million tpy on Curtis Island.
The first LNG exports are expected to commence in 2015.
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