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Products that promote ease of use, safety and reliable performance combined with strong factory support and training, are a critical requirement when building major process plants in developing nations.
  That is why Hoke Gyrolok fittings were selected as the major supplier for the Nigeria LNG (NLNG) Bonny Island facility.
  The Bonny Island site is a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant, targeted at bringing the country's substantial gas reserves to market. The $2.5 billion plant includes the original LNG process train, which came into operation in September of 1999, and the second train handed over to NLNG in February of this year.
  Each train can produce 2.95 million tonnes of LNG a year, rating these the largest yet built anywhere in the world. Design and site preparation for the construction of a $1.3 billion third train is already under way, which will see Bonny's LNG output rise to 8.6 million tonnes per year in 2002. And concepts for two further trains are currently being considered.
  NLNG is a joint venture between Nigeria's state oil company NNPC (49%), Shell (25.6%), Elf (15%) and AGIP (10.4%). The turnkey contract for the first two trains was awarded in December 1995 to TSKJ, a consortium of four leading contractors - Technip, Snamprogetti, Kellogg (now Kellogg, Brown & Root, KBR) and JGC of Japan.
  The liquefaction process is a three-stage process of low and high pressure cycles which eventually cool the gas to -160°C - a tough application, but well within the parameters of Gyrolok tube fittings.
  An even tougher job was the logistics and training support. Wim Kemper of Shell, NLNG's Construction Manager, was recently quoted as saying:

“At first we underestimated the organizational and logistical challenges of working on such a large grassroots project in the location and got off to a slow start. Some 85% of these (18,000 workers) were Nigerian but at one point we had 47 different nationalities working here.”
 The logistics problems were overcome by using the Hoke-Harrow service center combined with the local Hoke distributor in Nigeria, Triple Ace.
  The teamwork between Triple Ace and Hoke was essential in eliminating project delays due to the supply of tube fittings.
  This teamwork also extended to product training. Triple Ace was able to support the project locally, while Hoke certified an NLNG employee to be the tube fitting installation trainer on site.
  With the construction of the third train underway, Hoke will again be meeting the challenge of providing the superior service and support required to ensure a timely project completion.

More project wins for CIRCOR

The Circor Instrumentation Group has been successful with a variety of additional new construction projects in addition to NLNG Bonny Island.

Look for Hoke, Circle Seal and GO on the following work:

  • Statoil's Kvitebjorn development in the Norwegian North Sea sector where Hoke Gyrolok has been specified.
  • ADMA Opcošs Crestal Gas project in the UAE where Hoke Gyrolok is the preferred supplier.
  • Venezuelašs Sincor development where Hoke has been specified as purchased through Technip-France.
  • Norsk Hydro has specified Hoke and Gyrolok products on the Grane and Tune projects.
  • Statoil's Huldra EPL Wellheads platform topside specified Hoke manifolds and valves.
  • Visy Industries Pty new pulp and paper mill in Australia is the source of a major order for Hoke Gyrolok.
  • Stork GLT project in The Netherlands specified Hoke Gyrolok.
  • ENOC, TEMAN Gas Field project in Egypt has placed a significant order for Hoke Gyrolok.

Also see article on Sesco, page 4

The Hoke 7-series ball valves have now been accepted by Dupont. The 7-series part numbers have been added to the P1V specifications B89C and B89D.

This further strengthens the partnership between Hoke and Dupont as initiated through the Alliance Vendor Agreement.

 
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