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Siemens supplies variable-speed drive systems for LNG cooling compressors to Algeria
Erlangen 2006-07-05
The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) has received an order from GE Oil & Gas to supply variable-speed electric drives for two LNG cooling compressors to Skikda, Algeria. The final customer is Sonatrach, an Algerian company. The compressors will mainly be driven by GE gas turbines. The drives will support operation of the gas turbine and start the whole line. In addition, they will increase availability and ensure better utilization of the compressor. The plan is to integrate the systems in the plant by September 2007.
The GE
Oil & Gas Italian Business Unit "Nuovo Pignone" manufactures Turbo
compressors for gas liquefaction plants. Siemens is equipping these
turbines with variable-speed drive systems. They have an output of 17
megawatts each and support the turbine so that it performs at a constant
level. Fluctuating outdoor temperatures and aging impair the performance
of gas turbines. The systems compensate for this deficit. In addition,
they are used to support starting because starting a gas turbine without
an electric drive is unreliable. The drive systems supplied by Siemens
include transformers, line filters, frequency converters, synchronous
motors and cooling systems.
Siemens is also responsible for commissioning. After a test phase in
Italy, where the drive solution will be tested together with the gas
turbine and compressor, the drives are to be integrated in the LNG plant
in September 2007.
For more information:
 www.siemens.com/oil-gas
The Siemens Industrial
Solutions and Services Group (I&S) is the integrator of systems and
solutions for industrial and infrastructure facilities and global
service provider for the plant and projects business covering planning,
installation, operation and the entire life cycle. I&S uses its own
products and systems and process technologies in order to enhance
productivity and improve competitiveness of companies in the sectors of
metallurgy, water treatment, pulp and paper, oil and gas, marine
engineering, open-cast mining, airport logistics, postal automation,
intelligent traffic systems and industrial services. In fiscal 2005 (to
September 30) I&S employed a total of 31,700 people worldwide and
achieved total sales of EUR 5.390 billion.
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