Siemens to supply key equipment for China's Shanjing II natural gas pipeline
Beijing, China, CIPPE Exhibition, April 07, 2008
Siemens Energy has received a major order from China Petroleum Material and Equipment Corporation for the delivery of 8 Variable Speed Drive (VSD) Systems for the extension of the Shanjing II natural gas pipeline in China. The Shanjing II pipeline supplies natural gas from the western province Shannxi to China’s capital Beijing. The Siemens VSD systems will be installed in three pipeline compressor stations, and will start operating in fall 2009.
Siemens will supply 5 complete VSD systems with a capacity of 20 megawatts (MW), and 3 VSD systems with 15 MW each. The scope of the order includes all ancillaries as cooling systems, control systems and filter equipment. This is already the second order for VSD systems of this type Siemens has received from China Petroleum Material and Equipment Corporation (CPTDC). “Our excellent performance at the first project and the great support from our regional staff in Beijing has laid the foundation for this follow-up order from CPTDC”, said Frank Stieler, CEO of the Siemens Oil & Gas Division.
Due to the rising demand for natural gas the market for new oil & gas pipelines is growing worldwide at a rapid pace. In a recent study, Douglas-Westwood projected that USD180 billion will be spent on onshore pipeline projects worldwide through to 2012. The majority of the expenditures is expected to be invested in new natural gas pipelines, especially in Asia. “We anticipate massive investments in large pipeline projects in China,” said Frank Stieler. “Siemens Oil & Gas has the most diverse portfolio for the midstream oil & gas markets and we can perfectly serve our customer’s needs in China and worldwide. Siemens can offer highly efficient products and solutions from power to compression and pumping out of hand.”
The Siemens Energy Sector is the world’s leading supplier of a complete spectrum of products, services and solutions for the generation, transmission and distribution of power and for the extraction, conversion and transport of oil and gas. In fiscal 2007 (ended September 30, based on IFRS), the Energy Sector had revenues of approximately EUR20 billion and received new orders totaling around EUR28 billion and posted a profit of EUR1.8 billion. The Energy Sector had a work force of 73,500 at the beginning of fiscal 2008. Further information is available at: www.siemens.com/energy.
All figures represent the sum of the nonconsolidated figures for the Power Generation and Power Transmission and Distribution Groups and for the Oil, Gas and Marine Solutions Division of the Industrial Solutions and Services Group.
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