GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana says it has received bids from Trinidad and Tobago, Brazil, the United States, and China for the pre-qualification for the gas-to-energy project under the natural gas-fired and natural gas liquids (NGL) plants.
The Ministry of Natural Resources said the 12 bids from local, regional and international firms included the US-based Amerapex Cooperation, the National Gas Company (NGC) of Trinidad and Tobago, the Brazilian company, Constutora Queiroz Galva, China Machinery Engineering Cooperation; Power China International Group, China Energy International Guyana Company Limited CEPCOII Electric Power; CH4 Guyana Incorporated and Lyndsayca Incorporated; Apan Energy; Wison Offshore and Marine Limited; and Tecnicas Reunidas;
A government statement said that the rationale for the combination of the power plant and the NGL facilities is guided by findings by Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL), the local subsidiary of the US oil giant, ExxonMobil, that there will be substantial savings from combining these two facilities.
“As such, notwithstanding that the government of Guyana has separately received expressions of interest in September 2021 that included the power plant and that EEPGL had separately pre-qualified firms for the NGL plant, the decision to combine the power and NGL plants necessitated that all interest parties be invited to submit or re-submit information,” the statement said.
According to the Ministry of Natural Resources, the project’s scope includes combining cycle turbines multiple fuel consumption power plants to generate up to 300 MW of power with a net 250 MW delivered into the Guyana Power and Light.
It said the project should include a 230 KV substation and backup fuel capacity as well as an NGL plant with the ability to process 60 thousand cubic feet per day (MCFD) in the first phase and up to 120 MCFD in the second phase, capable of conditioning the gas and removing heavier hydrocarbons in the liquid form.
The statement said the government had invited interested parties to invest in its US$900 million gas-to-energy project Wales Development Zone (WDZ).
It said the WDZ was selected as the landing facility for the pipeline, following the consideration of more than 20 potential locations.
The pipeline, which would end in the WDZ, will measure some 225 km from the Liza area, where the natural gas is produced.
“The project will see the establishment of a gas processing plant (GPP) and a natural gas liquids (NGL) facility, capable of producing at least 4,000 barrels per day, including the fractionation (or separating) of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).”
The government said a power plant would generate 150 MW, with an additional 150 MW in a second phase. An industrial park will comprise industries that could use gas, steam, and electricity.
ExxonMobil’s local affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) has guaranteed the government that a minimum of 50 million standard cubic feet of gas per day (mmscfd) will be transported through the pipeline by 2024. The statement added that the channel would have a maximum capacity of 130 mmscfd,” the information added.
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