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Baker Hughes Secures Major Liquefaction Equipment Order From Venture Global
Venture Global and Baker Hughes use modular liquefaction technology to reduce construction risks across planned natural gas capacity exceeding 100 million tonnes per annum.
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Baker Hughes and Venture Global LNG have executed an equipment supply agreement to deploy modular liquefaction technology for the CP2 LNG expansion project in Louisiana. The collaboration addresses large-scale natural gas processing requirements by integrating standardized turbomachinery and refrigeration systems into modular plant architectures.
Partner Roles and Operational Challenges
Venture Global acts as the facility operator and developer, while Baker Hughes functions as the primary technology provider for liquefaction and compression infrastructure. Processing natural gas for transport requires chilling methane to approximately -162°C to reduce its volume by a factor of 600. Traditional base-load liquefaction plants rely on custom-built, large-scale single-train architectures that present high capital intensity and long installation timelines. To mitigate construction risks and streamline field integration, the companies utilize a modular supply model across a planned production capacity exceeding 100 million tonnes per annum.
Technical Solution and System Architecture
The core of the CP2 expansion includes six liquefaction blocks comprising 12 total modules. Each block operates on a dual single mixed-refrigerant (SMR) configuration. The mechanical architecture incorporates Baker Hughes centrifugal compressors driven by electric motors, combined with cold boxes, air-cooled heat exchangers, and an integrated control system.
- Refrigeration Cycle: The SMR process utilizes a multi-component hydrocarbon fluid to continuously absorb thermal energy from the gas stream.
- Compression Subsystem: Centrifugal compressor trains provide continuous gas circulation and pressure management required to sustain phase changes across the cooling loop.
- Control Systems: Integrated supervisory control software coordinates real-time flow parameters, thermal monitoring, and pressure regulation across all six blocks.
Implementation and Operational Impact
The liquefaction modules will be pre-assembled and pre-tested prior to site delivery in Louisiana. Pre-fabrication minimizes civil engineering overhead, limits site-level welding, and reduces commissioning delays compared to field-constructed plants.
By standardizing equipment layouts across the Calcasieu Pass, Plaquemines, and CP2 assets, the modular approach enables repeatable maintenance protocols, unified spare parts inventories, and consistent operational logic across facilities.
Edited by Evgeny Churilov, Induportals Media - Adapted by AI.
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The liquefaction modules will be pre-assembled and pre-tested prior to site delivery in Louisiana. Pre-fabrication minimizes civil engineering overhead, limits site-level welding, and reduces commissioning delays compared to field-constructed plants.
By standardizing equipment layouts across the Calcasieu Pass, Plaquemines, and CP2 assets, the modular approach enables repeatable maintenance protocols, unified spare parts inventories, and consistent operational logic across facilities.
Edited by Evgeny Churilov, Induportals Media - Adapted by AI.
www.bakerhughes.com
