The compressor trains will be deployed in the first Opal compressor station in Radeland, Brandenburg. The order volume is approximately EUR40m.
The scope of supply encompasses three compressor trains, each comprising an STC-SV compressor driven by an SGT-700 gas turbine. Siemens will also supply the control units and the entire electrical and auxiliary systems. The compressor station will boost the pressure in the gas pipeline to as much as 100 bar.
Tom Blades, CEO of oil and gas division at Siemens Energy, said: “This order once again underscores our all-round competence in pipeline solutions, already proven in numerous major international projects.
“This is the third pipeline order for Wingas and clearly illustrates that our compressor solutions meet our customers’ requirements in terms of environmental standards, safety, reliability and operational readiness.”
Commissioning of the Opal natural gas pipeline link is scheduled for the fall of 2011. It is 470km long and will link Germany and Europe with the natural gas reserves in Siberia via the Nord Stream pipeline that ends in Lubmin near Greifswald. Opal will receive the natural gas from there and transports it as far as the Czech border.
The Siemens pipeline portfolio encompasses compressors with electric or gas turbine drives, transformers, substations, breakers and automation, communications, supervisory and control systems as well as safety and security equipment, the company said.
