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Air Products to provide four end flash coil wound heat exchangers for Qatar North Field East LNG project
“ The supply of these end flash units to the largest LNG producer in the world is a great achievement for our team , and other projects are now considering this technology for their LNG plants . The units are a great complement to the AP-X LNG process by helping to maximise LNG production capacity and efficiency .
Air Products , a global provider of liquefied natural gas ( LNG ) technology and equipment , has announced that it has been awarded the contract to supply four end flash coil wound heat exchangers ( CWHE ) for the North Field East LNG Project in Ras Laffan Industrial City , Qatar .
The joint venture between Chiyoda Corporation and Technip Energies was awarded the major engineering , procurement , construction and commissioning ( EPCC ) contract in February 2021 by QatarEnergy for the onshore facilities of the North Field East Project .
We believe this order demonstrates QatarEnergy ’ s confidence in Air Products ’ robust and reliable coil wound heat exchanger technology ,” said Dr . John Palamara , Air Products ’ General Manager – LNG . “ These new units continue Air Products ’ strong commitment to supply the latest LNG technology and equipment to QatarEnergy and build upon the existing 14 LNG trains already operating at the Ras Laffan location , all using Air Products ’ AP-C3MR and AP-X LNG technologies .”
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