Glenfarne selects Baker Hughes for Texas LNG project

US LNG developer Glenfarne Energy Transition has selected Baker Hughes to supply gas compression technology equipment for its proposed 4mn tonnes/year Texas LNG export terminal in the Port of Brownsville, Texas, it said on November 9.

As part of the partnership between the parties, Baker Hughes also has a framework agreement to make a strategic pre-FID investment in the project’s late-stage development.

Glenfarne said the agreement with Baker Hughes facilitates Texas LNG’s ‘Green by Design’ approach, which intends to use locally procured renewable energy to power the facility and drive the plant’s electric motors. This green-ready infrastructure allows Texas LNG to eliminate most CO2 emissions to less than half of a typical LNG export project, it added.

Texas LNG will close its project financing in 2024 with construction commencing shortly thereafter. The equipment order is expected to be granted in conjunction with the financial close of the project. The first LNG exports from Texas LNG are expected to be shipped in late 2027 or early 2028.