Yokogawa Electric Corporation said that its subsidiary Yokogawa Australia Pty. Ltd. has been advised that it will receive orders to supply the control systems for the Ichthys LNG project, which is being developed in Australia.
The Ichthys LNG Project is a joint venture between INPEX (76%, the operator) and Total (24%). Gas from the Ichthys Field, in the Browse Basin approximately 200 kilometres offshore of Western Australia, will undergo preliminary processing offshore to remove water and extract condensate. The gas will then be exported to onshore processing facilities in Darwin via an 889 km subsea pipeline. The Ichthys LNG Project is expected to produce 8.4 million tonnes of LNG and 1.6 million tonnes of LPG per annum, along with approximately 100,000 barrels of condensate per day at peak.
In 2009, Yokogawa was selected by the Ichthys joint venture to be the main automation contractor (MAC) for this project. In this role, Yokogawa commenced the master planning stage to carry out the control system front-end engineering and design (FEED) work. With the conclusion of this phase, the Ichthys joint venture has now given Yokogawa the go-ahead to supply the control systems for the Ichthys LNG Project. Yokogawa expects to receive formal orders from the engineering procurement construction (EPC) contractors that are building the LNG plant, Central Processing Facility (CPF), and Floating Production Storage and Offtake (FPSO) vessel. It is estimated that the total order will be the largest Yokogawa has ever received for a single project.
The products to be supplied by Yokogawa include CENTUM® series integrated production control systems, safety instrumented systems for detecting abnormal conditions and safely initiating emergency shutdowns, Exaquantum™ plant information management systems, PRM® integrated device management packages for monitoring and diagnosis of plant equipment, and OmegaLand operator training systems. Yokogawa will also handle the engineering, installation, and commissioning of these products and the training of operators.
One out of four gas liquefaction plants around the world use Yokogawa control systems (based on a company survey), and the company’s systems are also used in 41 LNG receiving terminals and on 47 LNG carriers.
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LNG World News Staff, May 24, 2012; Image: Inpex