Baker Hughes Lands Compression, Liquefaction Orders for Venture Global's Gulf Coast Buildout

Baker Hughes Lands Compression, Liquefaction Orders for Venture Global's Gulf Coast Buildout

Baker Hughes will supply gas compression systems for the Cloud Connector Pipeline and a modular liquefaction solution for the Plaquemines LNG facility expansion, according to a Globe Newswire release carried by BOE Report, deepening its partnership with Venture Global LNG in Louisiana.

Market Impact

The pipeline order includes 13 gas compression systems driven by Frame 5/2E gas turbines, described as one of the largest deployments for LNG feed gas transportation in the United States. It’s the second such order for Venture Global’s feed gas pipeline, bringing the total fleet to 23 Frame 5/2E-driven gas compression systems supporting Plaquemines LNG. The liquefaction award covers four liquefaction blocks, made up of eight total modules, including Chart cold boxes, air coolers, centrifugal compressor technology and integrated control systems. Each block pairs two electric-motor driven single mixed-refrigerant liquefaction modules with associated compression trains. The scope mirrors a similar award Baker Hughes recently received for the CP2 project.

“Baker Hughes has been a trusted partner across our LNG developments, both at our LNG facilities and across our pipeline infrastructure,” said Mike Sabel, CEO of Venture Global, in the release. Baker Hughes chairman and CEO Lorenzo Simonelli said the company is “proud to work alongside our partners at Venture Global as they expand Plaquemines LNG, providing the critical energy infrastructure needed to meet growing global long-term global energy demand.” The release states the relationship now supports more than 100 MTPA of existing and planned LNG production capacity.

What It Means for Subcontractors

• Compression contractors and E&I firms in Louisiana should prepare for tie-in and installation work tied to the 13 new Frame 5/2E gas turbine-driven compression systems along the Cloud Connector Pipeline route.
• Mechanical and modular assembly crews should watch for site prep and rigging scopes tied to the eight liquefaction modules and Chart cold boxes headed to the Plaquemines LNG facility.
• Electrical subcontractors should track integrated control system installation packages, since each of the four liquefaction blocks includes control systems paired with air coolers and compression trains.
• Firms with prior LNG feed gas or compression station experience can point to Baker Hughes’ expanding 23-unit Frame 5/2E fleet at Plaquemines as a reference point when bidding similar Gulf Coast turbine packages.
• Contractors already qualified on Baker Hughes’ CP2 liquefaction scope may have an inside track on requalifying for the similar Plaquemines expansion work, given the release notes matching equipment specifications between the two projects.