According to a press announcement on June 29, Baker Hughes got a contract to supply electric-powered Integrated Compressor Line (ICL) decarbonization technology and turbomachinery equipment for an upcoming natural gas transmission project by a subsidiary of Tellurian Inc. – Driftwood Pipeline LLC.
Driftwood Pipeline decided that the projects of Lines 200 and 300 would be situated in Beauregard and Calcasieu Parishes in southwest Louisiana and it will be the first time when Baker Hughes installs its ICL technology for pipeline compression in North America.
Lines 200 and 300 will combine an initial four ICL compressors generating 19 megawatts each and other turbo machinery equipment, totalling four compressor trains. Moreover, the project will include a LM6000PF+ gas turbine for backup power at Driftwood's Indian Bayou Compressor Station.
The LM6000PF+ aero-derivative gas turbine combines the latest innovations with the best-proven technologies and operating experience from more than 5,000 aircraft engines with over 450 million flight hours and 1,300 LM6000 units with over 40 million operating hours in the last 30 years.
Joey Mahmoud, president of Tellurian Pipelines, says the company expects that the project will give upwards of 5.5 Bcf of natural gas every day, with virtually no emissions. As a part of the agreement, Tellurian makes the initial $240 million pipeline investment as part of the broader Driftwood Pipeline system, which will keep enhanced supply reliability to meet the area's projected industrial enlargement in a purer, more sustainable way.
Baker Hughes has installed over 50 ICL units across the different pipeline and offshore applications, mainly in Europe. The compressors exert a reduced environmental footprint because their hermetically sealed casing prevents emissions from obviating. It is important to mention, that they require minimal downtime as magnetic bearings are resulting in more efficient operations and low maintenance.
Using modular gas processing, our turbomachinery solutions can capture flare gas for use as a highly efficient power source. The compression technology upgrades can also help reduce fugitive venting on installed equipment.
Not only do the company's ICL units extend its technology portfolio but also contribute to its mission to minimize the carbon footprint across the natural gas supply chain.
The field-proven ICL zero-emissions integrated compressor combines high-technology components in a simple, robust, and easy-to-operate system that's emission-free and particularly advantageous for applications where high efficiency, small footprint, and low noise are important.
ICL zero-emissions integrated compressors are the ideal product for lifecycle cost optimization. Its simplicity drastically reduces installation time and, with no wear parts and no critical auxiliary system, ICL zero-emissions integrated compressors provide 10 years of maintenance-free operation in clean-gas applications.
Baker Hughes is sure, that the zero-emissions ICL technology is already decreasing the climate footprint of pipeline projects in lots of regions that deliver vital gas supplies and now the company is bringing it to North America, a region crucial to meeting global natural gas demand.
