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25 September 2006 -- GE's Oil & Gas business will supply six PG6581B (Frame 6B) gas turbines, equipped with dual fuel integrated gasification combined-cycle (IGCC) type combustion systems, to Qatar Shell GTL Ltd. for the Pearl GTL (gas-to-liquids) project in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar.
In addition to the 42-MW gas turbine-generators, the scope of GE's contract includes IGCC combustion engineering, combustion system lab testing, spare parts and training. The project marks the first time GE's Oil & Gas business will supply Frame 6 units with IGCC technology.
The gas turbines will be installed in the Pearl GTL plant in a cogeneration configuration that will produce 180 MW of power for use in the facility, which has a design capacity of 140,000 barrels per day of GTL products including naphtha, GTL fuel, normal paraffins, kerosene and lubricant base oils.
The Pearl GTL project includes the development of offshore natural gas resources in Qatar's North Field, transporting and processing the gas to extract natural gas liquids and ethane, and the conversion of the remaining gas into clean liquid hydrocarbon products through the construction of the world's largest integrated GTL complex.
The gas turbines with IGCC technology will be able to burn a range of low BTU fuel gasses, including a process off-gas derived from the core GTL reactors. Natural gas is the backup fuel, and will be used for plant startup. Steam injection will be used to reduce NOx emissions.
The six units are scheduled for shipment in late 2007 or in 2008. The first gas turbine units will be required to meet power requirements during the commissioning of the GTL facility, which is scheduled to begin commercial operation by the end of the decade.
A joint venture between JGC Corporation and Kellogg Brown & Root Inc. (KBR) is the engineering, procurement and construction management contractor for the utilities package of the project.
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