AIR, GAS & ODOUR CONTROL
RENOWNED EXPERTISE
AIR LIQUIDE ENGINEERING
AIR LIQUIDE ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION
PARTNERS WITH SAMSUNG ENGINEERING FOR
FEED CONTRACT FOR A METHANOL PLANT
Air Liquide Engineering & Construction
entered into a partnership with Samsung
Engineering, for the Front-End Engineering
and Design (FEED) study of a methanol
production plant for Sarawak Petchem, a
state-owned oil and gas firm established and
owned by the State Government of Sarawak,
Malaysia. This FEED is a key step that will help
decision makers get the necessary information
to convert the contract into an Engineering,
Procurement and Construction contract in the
near future.
Leveraging their complementary strengths
and know-how, Air Liquide Engineering &
Construction and Samsung will carry out
Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED)
study. Air Liquide Engineering & Construction
will be the technology licensor while Samsung
Engineering will design the project’s utility
systems and balance of plant.
FEED is a key step that will help decision
makers get the necessary information. The
FEED will be exclusively converted to Licensor,
Engineering, Procurement, Construction and
Commissioning (LEPCC) contract at the end of
the year subject to final decision.
The methanol plant, which will be located
in Bintulu, Sarawak State, Eastern Malaysia,
will come into operation in 2023. This new
facility will produce 5,000 tons of methanol
per day based on Air Liquide Engineering &
Construction proprietary process technology,
Lurgi MegaMethanol™ , which converts natural
gas into methanol.
Air Liquide Engineering & Construction is a
world leading methanol licensor, with over 50
years experience in plant design, engineering,
procurement and construction offering
customers safe, reliable and energy efficient
technology solutions.
David Maloney, E&C Chairman & CEO,
said : awe are proud to have established
this partnership which further enhances
our position as the leading technology
provider for Methanol plants. Our Lurgi
MegaMethanol,,. technology for world-
scale methanol plants with a production
capacity of up to two million metric tons of
methanol a year, enables reliable production
with cost-optimized energy efficiency and
lower environmental impact. This renowned
expertise and strong presence in Malaysia
combined with Samsung Engineering strong
track-record in South-East Asia as Engineering
Procurement Construction (EPC) and Project
Management (PM) Company, have been key to
gain the trust of Sarawak Petchem. “
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