Working in conjunction with the main engineering, procurement, and construction contractor, Chicago Bridge & Iron Company NV, Yokogawa will be responsible for delivering its class-leading integrated control, safety, and management information system solution (MIS).
The solution will use: Yokogawa’s CENTUM CS3000 R3 distributed control system ; the ProSafe range of emergency shutdown, high-integrity pressure protection and fire & gas detection safety systems; and the Exaquantum MIS, according to Yokogawa System Center Europe managing director Will de Groot.
“Over the past 12 months we have been working closely with the South Hook Terminal client, supporting their front end engineering design activities and using the expertise we have gained from the implementation of many similar solutions across the globe,” de Groot said.
“Projects such as this need not only the best available solution for today’s operational and business needs but one that will evolve and keep delivering over the entire project lifecycle.”
South Hook LNG Terminal Company Ltd. is owned by Qatar Terminal Company Limited (70%) and ExxonMobil Qatargas (II) Terminal Company Limited (30%). Qatar Liquefied Gas Company Limited (II) will provide LNG from a new liquefaction facility in Qatar and transport the LNG to the UK using a fleet of new LNG carriers commissioned for this project.
These four new 205,000 cubic metre LNG tankers are more than 30% bigger than the largest LNG shippers currently in operation around the world.
Qatargas II plans to bring 7.8 mtpa of LNG to South Hook from early 2008. Under the current expansion plan an additional 7.8 mtpa would be added during 2009/2010, making South Hook the largest LNG regas terminal in the world.
The gas will come from Qatar’s North Field reservoir, the world’s largest discovered gas field.
The capacity of this super-giant field is enough to service existing UK demand for up to 250 years, so all regasified LNG is expected to be transferred to ExxonMobil’s UK trading business for sale. ExxonMobil may in turn sign long-term supply contracts for the gas.
