(EnergyAsia, July 18 2011, Monday) — US engineering firm Black & Veatch said it and Chemtex will design and build two new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in China’s Shaanxi province, adding to the 16 that the consortium has already been awarded since 2006.

Located in the cities of Jingbian and Yulin, the terminals will use Black & Veatch’s patented PRICO® process to liquefy natural gas for use as a vehicle fuel to displace diesel and gasoline. The substitution provides both environmental and economic benefits as one litre of LNG displaces about 0.6 litres of diesel in vehicle fuel use.

The consortium will provide engineering, procurement and construction services for the 1.5-million-cubic metre/day Jingbian Xingyuan LNG project and the one-million-cbm per day Yulin Yuanheng LNG Peak Shaving project.

Brian Price, vice president and LNG technology manager for Black & Veatch’s energy business, said:

“The PRICO process has become very successful in China because of its simplified operations, lower capital and operating costs and its flexibility in feed gas composition. The Black & Veatch-Chemtex team has won more than half of all new LNG projects in China since 2006, all of which use the PRICO process.”
   
Hoe Wai Cheong, managing director for Asia, Middle East, Europe and Africa in Black & Veatch’s global energy business, said:

“Our sustained growth in China is fueled by the success of earlier projects that continue to exceed our client’s expectations. China’s natural gas pipeline infrastructure is developing, and the country’s size presents challenges in supplying much-needed clean fuel to local residents and businesses. Black & Veatch-Chemtex LNG facilities enable our clients to quickly move LNG to market.”

As an LNG industry pioneer since the early 1960s, Black & Veatch has helped develop a number of terminals around the world including 21 operating liquefaction facilities in five different countries with another 10 projects under development now.