Amec awarded Chilean regasification LNG contract

Amec Foster Wheeler announced that it has been awarded an Owner's Engineer contract by GNL Quintero to provide engineering services at its Quintero regasification terminal in Chile.

Photo Courtesy of GNL Quintero.

Amec Foster Wheeler will participate in the Engineering, Procurement and Construction bid evaluation, as well as providing engineering services. The expansion involves the construction of a third storage tank and additional equipment to increase the regasification capacity.

"I am delighted that Amec Foster Wheeler will continue to work with GNL Quintero. As part of a contract we will use our wide-ranging technical expertise and capabilities to deliver this LNG project,” said Thomas Grell, Amec Foster Wheeler's President Oil, Gas & Chemicals, Downstream Capital Projects Americas/Asia Pacific. "Amec Foster Wheeler was appointed the Owner's Engineer during the first expansion of the plant and LNG truck-loading facility, and we're looking forward to continuing our close partnership with GNL Quintero to maximize the value of its Chilean assets."

Capacity for regasification of imported LNG at Quintero's terminal was initially expanded from 10 MMm³d to 15 MMm³d in 2015. This latest expansion will increase the terminal's capacity to 20 MMm³d.

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