Kinder Morgan, Inc. and IHI E&C have jointly declared that Kinder Morgan subsidiaries, Elba Liquefaction Company, L.L.C. and Southern LNG Company, L.L.C., have awarded a contract to IHI E&C for the engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and start-up of Kinder Morgan’s natural gas liquefaction project at Elba Island, near Savannah, Georgia.
The approximately USD 2 billion Elba Liquefaction Project will consist of 10 Movable Modular Liquefaction System (MMLS) trains using Shell proprietary technology. The new units will connect to Kinder Morgan’s existing re-gasification terminal at Elba Island, which will be modified to receive liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the new liquefaction facilities. Modifications to the existing Elba facilities will include compression for vapour handling and new pumps for loading the LNG on vessels for export.
Initial engineering, procurement and construction planning are being performed by IHI E&C’s Houston office while awaiting approval of the project by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Proactive quality management will encompass every aspect of the project, from EPC through to commissioning and start-up.