Qatar Liquified Gas Company Limited (II)

QG2, the Designs and Technologies

for a 7.8 MTPA Train

March 10, 2009

Agenda
Overview Qatargas Site
Overall Process Flow
Key Technologies

Conclusions

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QG 2 On-Plots (By Development Phase)

Trains 4 & 5
Process
Utilities

SW / CW

Flares

Inlet Facilities
Slug Catcher
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Qatargas Site

Qatargas
Trains 1,2&3
(Existing)

Qatargas 2
Trains 4 & 5
(New)

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Qatargas 2 - Overall Process Flow Scheme

TRAIN 4
SULFUR

SULFUR
RECOVERY
TO TRAIN 5
REFRIGERATION
(C3, MR, N2)

Chilled
Selexol

OFFSHORE
PRODUCTION

INLET
FACILITY

ACID GAS
REMOVAL

DEHYDRATION
MERCAPTAN
REMOVAL

NGL
RECOVERY

LIQUEFACTION

NITROGEN
REJECTION

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LNG

PROPANE

FRACTIONATION
C3, C4 TREATING

BUTANE
PLANT
CONDENSATE

FIELD
CONDENSATE

CONDENSATE
TREATING

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Acid Gas Removal Unit

Design basis for Acid Gas Removal:
Feed gas flow rate ~ 1.5 Billion SCFD per train
H2S: 2.0%
2 ppmv
CO2: 3.6%
10 ppmv
COS:
1 ppmv
BASF aMDEA:
Single absorber possible
Lowest energy consumption
Low hydrocarbon co-absorption
Absorber size approaches limits for fabrication and handling
Vessel weight ~1450 tonnes
6.8 m diameter, 188mm shell thickness

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QG2 Train 4 - Amine Contactor

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NGL Recovery Design to Make Lean LNG

Ortloff SCORE(*) Process
Provides > 99% recovery of
propane.
Expander configuration: 3 x 50%
machines to handle flow and
provide sparing for high reliability
Lean Gas product is further
recompressed before it enters
the Liquefaction section
Deethanizer functions as Scrub
Column in conventional LNG
design
Higher mixed NGL recovery than
with scrub column

(*) SCORE = Single Column Overhead

Recycle

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Liquefaction Process Size Step-Out

Evaluated train size increase using conventional liquefaction technologies

Joint study with Air Products considered:
Propane-Precooled Mixed Refrigerant Process
Dual Mixed Refrigerant
AP-X Hybrid Process
Selected AP-X Hybrid Process
Intensive technology qualification undertaken
Identified all process and equipment aspects that were outside current
experience base
Developed and executed detailed qualifications to assess the new
technologies
Gas turbine driver options
Large starter / helper / generator motors and variable frequency drives
Large refrigerant compressors
Nitrogen refrigeration circuit expander / compressors

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AP-X Hybrid Process Overview

FUEL

Nitrogen
Rejection
SUBCOOLER

LNG

Expander / Compressor
E

PROPANE COMPRESSORS

PROPANE CHILLER &

SMALL EXPANDER

PRE-COOLING:
PROPANE SYSTEM
(Four Pressure Levels)

SWEET
GAS

DEHYDRATION

COLD BOX

NGL
RECOVERY

NITROGEN
COMPRESSOR

NITROGEN REFRIGERATION
MAIN HEAT
EXCHANGER

PROPANE-PLUS
TO FRACTIONATION
MIXED REFRIGERANT COMPRESSORS

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QG2 Train 4 - MCHE and LNG Sub-Cooler

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Large Refrigeration Compressor Drivers

Identified GE Frame 9E as refrigerant compressor drives
Lower unit cost of power
3000 rpm speed is ideal for compressor design
Allowed one Frame 9E per refrigerant string
Large starter/helper motors / generators
Required 45 MW (top at 60)
Large variable frequency drives
Dry Low NOx (DLN) technology

Waste heat used to generate high pressure steam to enhance plant

thermal efficiency
Steam turbine generators
Steam turbine drivers
Process heat

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Refrigeration Configuration Overview

Frame 9E

Motor
Generator

Propane
81 MW

MR

Motor
Generator

Mixed
Refrigerant

Frame 9E

109 MW

Motor
Generator
Frame 9E

Nitrogen
MW
8686
MW

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MR and C3 Waste Heat Recovery Units

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Sulfur Recovery
Sulfur recovery regulations tightened at the time of QG2 approval to >99%
Recovery must be met across full span of possible H2S concentrations
Sulfur species removal includes H2S, COS and Mercaptans
High sulfur recovery met through application of proven technologies
H2S and COS removal using BASF-aMDEA (Lurgi)
Mercaptan removal by molecular sieves (UOP)
Molecular sieve regeneration gas treating by chilled Selexol process
(UOP)
Sulfur Recovery Unit comprises:
Acid Gas Enrichment (ExxonMobil Flexsorb SE-Plus)
Claus Conversion (2-Stage Catalytic, with Lurgi Multi-Purpose
Burner)
Tail Gas Treating (ExxonMobil Flexsorb SE-Plus)

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Conclusions
QG2 onshore project has achieved a step function increase in LNG
train liquefaction capacity through the use of new technologies
The application of new technologies has been made possible through
extensive internal qualification processes working closely with vendors

The QG2 LNG plant will be the first application of the AP-X
technology
First application of GE Frame 9 turbines in mechanical drive for LNG
service and use of combined cycle cogeneration service to achieve a
high thermally efficient LNG plant
The QG2 LNG plant is designed to meet very stringent environmental
emissions standards for NOx and Sulfur recovery set forth by the state
of Qatar

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