Rosneft and ExxonMobil selected CB&I UK and Foster Wheeler Energy as contractors for initial phase front-end engineering and design (FEED) for a proposed Russian Far East liquefied natural gas (LNG) project. ¬Rosneft and ExxonMobil plan to finalize the project design, including FEED documentation for the LNG plant, associated facilities and gas pipeline, as well as engineering studies and environmental impact assessment, by the end of 2014.
CB&I UK and Foster Wheeler Energy will be awarded separate contracts for the initial phase FEED. The scope of work covers a conceptual project including finalizing details for an LNG plant site, gas liquefaction technology and construction method. Rosneft and ExxonMobil will evaluate the companies’ concepts and designs prior to awarding a contract for the second phase of FEED.
The plant design capacity of the project is expected to be 5M tons per year and may be expanded in the future. The liquefaction plant will receive natural gas feedstock from Rosneft’s reserves in the Far East and Sakhalin gas reserves.
