Bechtel wins $8.5bn Nigeria LNG contract
19 Jun 2007
Nigeria LNG plant will include two 5 million tonnes/year LNG trains and will supply gas markets in North America and Europe
Lagos – Brass LNG Ltd has signed a project management contract with Bechtel Corp. of the US to manage certain aspects of construction work on the Brass LNG Project – a liquefied natural gas plant to be built on the island of Brass in Nigeria’s Central Niger Delta. The facility is scheduled to come on stream by 2012 at a reported cost of around $8.5 billion.
The Brass LNG plant will include two 5 million tonnes/year LNG trains and will supply gas markets in North America and Europe – where the Nigerian company aims to become a key players.
Bechtel’s contract covers the coordination of all plant site activity for the construction of the two train, as well as other works involved in the construction of the plant. The deal also includes site preparation, construction camp and construction dock, permanent operator housing and amenities, marine facilities, common facilities and support services, tankage, utilities and offsites, and others.
Bechtel, which completed the front end engineering design for the plant in 2006, was chosen because of its proven track record, said Edoreh Agbah, executive director, external relations at Brass LNG. The company, he added, has world class experience in the implementation of the ConocoPhillips Optimized Cascade Process, which has also been adopted for the Brass LNG plant.
The shareholders of Brass LNG are: Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. (49%); Eni International (17%); Philips (Brass) Ltd, an affiliate of Conoco Philips) (17%); and Brass Holdings Co. Ltd, an affiliate of Total (17%).
