Japanese steelmakers JFE Steel Corporation and Marubeni-Itochu Steel have been awarded a large-volume pipe order for the Chevron-operated Gorgon LNG Development.
The companies will supply 154,000 MMt of DNV450 grade line pipe for the Gorgon and Jansz export flowlines and 18,000 MMt of DNV450 grade line pipe for the domestic gas line at the project.
As the large diameter line pipes supplied for this project will be used for long distance subsea pipeline, they must meet low temperature toughness requirements and have heavy wall thickness sufficient to withstand operations under high pressure, along with anti-corrosive properties.
The Gorgon LNG Development is operated by Chevron in a joint venture with ExxonMobil and Shell. The project’s scope includes an LNG facility with three trains, each with a capacity of 5 MMt/a, a carbon dioxide injection project, and a domestic gas plant.
