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- First base load LNG liquefaction project in Latin America
- Lowest $/tpa LNG of its era
- Designed for one of the most seismically active regions in the world
- Project was delivered on time and under budget with a safety record that was ten times better than the industry norm
Engineering, procurement and construction contractor for the full scope of the project, the first LNG liquefaction plant in South America. The project was located in the remote Pampa Melchorita area about 170 kilometers south of Lima. The plant, with a capacity of approximately 4.5 million tons per year, cools the natural gas to -160°C (-260°F), reducing the volume by approximately 600 times to facilitate storage and transportation. The liquefaction plant utilizes a propane pre-cooled mixed component refrigerant process, four refrigeration compressors, two gas turbines, and associated systems.