Amec Foster Awarded Quintero Chilean LNG contract
Amec Foster wheeler announced that they have been awarded an Owner’s Engineer Contract by GNL Quintero to provide its Procurement and Construction bid evaluation, as well as engineering services at its Quintero regasification terminal in Chile. The expansion involves the construction of third storage tank and additional equipment to increase the regasification capacity.
Capacity for regasification of imported LNG at Quintero’s terminal was initially expanded from 10 million cubic metres per day (MMm3/d) to 15 MMm3/d in 2015. This latest expansion will increase the terminal’s capacity to 20 MMm3/d.
Amec foster Wheeler president, Oil & Gas Americas/Asia pacific, Thomas Grell said that he is delighted that Amec Foster will continue to work with GNL Quintero. As part of a contract they will use their wide-ranging technical expertise and capabilities to deliver this LNG project. He further added that Amec Foster Wheeler was appointed the Owner’s Engineer during the first expansion of the plant and LNG truck-loading facility, and they are looking forward to continuing their close partnership with GNL Quintero to maximise the value of there Chilean assets.