Rolls-Royce awarded $41 million
Rolls-Royce has won a $41 million contract from
The contract, awarded by PetroChina West-East Pipeline Company, includes the upgrade seven Rolls-Royce compressors already operating on the 3,900 km/2,400 mile line.
The new gas turbines and compressor upgrades, scheduled to be in commercial operation by the end of 2006, will enable the first phase of the China West-East Pipeline Project (WEPP) to increase its natural gas flow from 12 to 17 billion cubic metres (bcm) per year.
Rolls-Royce announced the original order for 12 RB211 gas turbines and five variable speed motor-driven compressor sets for Phase I of the project in February 2004. Delivery of the 12 RB211 packages to the WEPP pipeline sites has now been completed, while the motor-driven packages will be delivered in conjunction with the upgrade equipment.
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