Service by: AMPO SERVICE Field Engineering Services

CHALLENGE:

POLSKIE LNG terminal requested valves commissioning services during plant construction and start-up to AMPO SERVICE. 

POLSKIE LNG launched the construction of this LNG terminal in 2010 and this plant has contributed to energy security in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe. The technological processes and services currently provided by the LNG Terminal include unloading LNG from LNG carriers at the unloading jetty, LNG process storage in cryogenic tanks, LNG regasification and send-out of natural gas to the National Transmission System, LNG transhipment onto tanker trucks and ISO containers.

SOLUTION:

AMPO SERVICE technicians have been on Poland several times (in different project phases) to support the technical staff of Polskie LNG and help extend thousands of valves’ service life, supporting the construction and actively participating in the commissioning and start up processes of the different phases of the project.

AMPO POYAM VALVES has supplied around 2,700 cryogenic and highly engineered ball, globe, gate and check valves for this project.

CHALLENGE:

GATE LNG receiving terminal requested valves commissioning services during plant construction and start-up to AMPO SERVICE. 

Gate terminal receives LNG for its customers, stores it, regasifies it and then supplies it to the gas transport network for distribution to households and industry.

SOLUTION:

AMPO SERVICE technicians were in Rotterdam for several months and years (in different project phases) to support the technical staff of Gate LNG and help extend thousands of valves’ service life, supporting the construction and commissioning and start up processes of the different phases of the project.

AMPO POYAM VALVES has supplied around 2,500 cryogenic and highly engineered ball, globe, gate and check valves for this project.

CHALLENGE:

A 24/7 maintenance plant shutdown was planned for 2021 by Dragon LNG, the first since 2011, to carry out periodic maintenance and inspection successfully, whilst carrying out some small improvement projects in a safe and controlled manner. 

DRAGON LNG requested AMPO SERVICE several ad-hoc services to guarantee an optimum performance during the planned shutdown: spare parts management, training services and field engineering services. 

SOLUTION:

AMPO SERVICE and Dragon LNG signed a Master service agreement for the maintenance plant shutdown at Dragon LNG involving the beforehand mentioned ad-hoc services (spare parts management, training services and field engineering services).

The planned maintenance shutdown of the Milford Haven site of Dragon LNG (Wales, UK) was completed safely in June 2021, after a period of approximately one month. Dragon LNG demonstrated that accurate planning was key for a successful plant shutdown. An example of this being Dragon LNG’s request of an individualised follow-up of the existing spare parts several months before the shutdown.  In order to optimize spare parts management, AMPO SERVICE technicians completed and prepared several spare part kits for the customer, making easier and faster valve maintenance tasks at site during the shutdown.

In tandem, AMPO also developed a tailored training plan for the Dragon LNG maintenance staff. Due to the covid-19 pandemic the training sessions were held online by several technical webinars, where we showed in detail the technical aspects to be considered during the maintenance of each valve type to guarantee an optimum valve performance together with minimum maintenance costs.

After months of preparation and hard work, the official shutdown day arrived at Milford Haven. A team of six AMPO SERVICE field engineers and a site supervisor landed at Dragon LNG after stringent covid controls, which remained during their 15 day stay at site. AMPO SERVICE technicians actively participated in the maintenance tasks of more than 80 cryogenic ball, gate and check valves up to 30”.

CHALLENGE:

US natural gas operator Cheniere has requested several times valves commissioning services during diverse LNG trains construction and start-up to AMPO SERVICE.

Cheniere began operations in 2016 and is already the largest producer of LNG in the United States and the second largest LNG operator in the world.

SOLUTION:

AMPO POYAM VALVES has provided on-site after sales services several times, supporting the construction, commissioning and start-up of the different CORPUS CHRISTI LNG trains with a team of several engineers of AMPO SERVICE. We always have worked together with Bechtel’s engineering team in order to ensure a successful start-up of the project.

Our engineers have been involved in the commissioning of the plant in order to avoid unexpected issues related to valves. This work is always developed in tight collaboration with Bechtel’s team, achieving excellent results for the project.

AMPO POYAM VALVES has supplied since 2012 thousand and thousands of highly engineered valves for Cheniere LNG liquefaction terminals. Some of them, up to 54” cryogenic ball valves, non-cryogenic valves and metal seated ball valves. Moreover, it has also supplied 36” and 42” HIPPS valves, which achieved a perfect isolation in less than 2 seconds. So consequently, more than 20,000 AMPO POYAM valves are installed in total at the different trains owned by Cheniere in USA.

CHALLENGE:

US natural gas operator Cheniere has requested several times valves commissioning services during diverse LNG trains and marine berths construction and start-up to AMPO SERVICE. 

Cheniere began operations in 2016 and is already the largest producer of LNG in the United States and the second largest LNG operator in the world. 

SOLUTION:

AMPO POYAM VALVES has provided on-site after sales services several times, supporting the construction, commissioning and start-up of the different SABINE PASS LNG trains and marine berths with a team of several engineers of AMPO SERVICE.  We always have worked together with Bechtel’s engineering team in order to ensure a successful start-up of the project.

Our engineers have been involved in the commissioning of the plant in order to avoid unexpected issues related to valves. This work is always developed in tight collaboration with Bechtel’s team, achieving excellent results for the project.

AMPO POYAM VALVES has supplied since 2012 thousand and thousands of highly engineered valves for trains 1 to 6 of Sabine Pass LNG liquefaction project and a series of valves for the first three trains of Cheniere’s Corpus Christi LNG project. Some of them, up to 54” cryogenic ball valves, non-cryogenic valves and metal seated ball valves. Moreover, it also supplied 36” and 42” HIPPS valves, which achieved a perfect isolation in less than 2 seconds. So consequently, more than 20,000 AMPO POYAM valves are installed in total at the different trains owned by Cheniere in USA.

CHALLENGE:

Belgian natural gas operator FLUXYS LNG has requested several times valves commissioning services during plant construction and start-up to AMPO SERVICE. 

SOLUTION:

AMPO SERVICE technicians have been on Belgium for several months and years (in different project phases) to support the technical staff of Fluxys LNG and help extend thousands of valves’ service life, supporting the cleaning process of the pipes, assembling internal valve components as well as actively participating in the commissioning and start up processes of the different phases of the project.

AMPO POYAM VALVES has supplied around 1,800 cryogenic butterfly valves and highly engineered ball, globe, gate and check valves for this project.