IGU issues RFPs for LNG plant expansion

Alan Bailey

Petroleum News

Fairbanks based Interior Gas Utility has issued a series of requests for proposals for various aspects of the planned expansion of liquefied natural gas supplies to Interior Alaska. The RFPs revolve around a planned two-phase expansion of IGU’s Titan LNG plant, near Point Mackenzie on Cook Inlet.

In February IGU commissioned Braemar Technical Services to conduct the front-end engineering and design for the expansion project, with Coffman Engineers Inc. contracting with Braemar on the project. Braemar and Coffman are handling the RFPs, which presumably form part of the FEED project.

Braemar’s plan envisages the project running through to early November of this year. However, the company has said that it anticipates an estimated budget for the ensuing construction project becoming available in September, enabling the board to make a final investment decision for the Titan expansion at around that time. RFPs for the implementation of components of the expanded plant anticipate contract negotiations being completed by late July. Contracts would be awarded at some date after that, with final contract awards being dependent on a final investment decision for the expansion project.

One RFP, which closed on May 10, relates to the provision of a natural gas pretreatment and liquefaction unit for the expanded LNG plant. Another, closing on May 22, relates to the provision of a unit for loading LNG into road trailers. A third, closing on May 31, relates to the provision of new LNG storage at the Titan plant.

In addition to the FEED RFPs. IGU issued an RFP for road transportation services for the shipment of LNG from the Titan plant to Fairbanks, Houston and Talkeetna. That RFP closed on May 9 and anticipated the transportation contract running from July 1 of this year to June 30, 2022. The selected contractor would own and operate a fleet of road LNG tankers associated with the Titan plant.

- ALAN BAILEY