- Conceptual Design
- Front End Engineering Design (FEED)
- Permit Submission
- Operation Procedures
- Technician Training
- Startup & Commissioning
- Project Completions
- Owner's Engineering Support
- Technology Evaluations
IMPORT & EXPORT TERMINALS
Our primary focus is to support the worldwide expansion for the LNG industry. Specific services for Import & Export Terminals we provide include:
The following describes the typical services that CH·IV would provide during the various stages of project development:
| 1. Site Selection | TOP OF PAGE |
- Research location of resources required to support LNG development (land, marine access, pipeline take-away capacity, electrical transmission access, zoning, etc.),
- Map review of potential sites,
- On-site survey of potential locations,
- Review of potential thermal exchange partners, and
- Evaluation and ranking of potential sites.
| 2. Site Due Diligence | TOP OF PAGE |
- Collect available information concerning previous site use, including geotechnical information and sub-surface obstructions,
- Collect information concerning site water resources, including existing wells, surface waters, and municipal/industrial water sources,
- Collect marine access details such as existing traffic, mean low water draft available, air draft obstructions, channel width, etc.,
- Identify applicable zoning and permitting requirements for the site,
- Collect information on the potential thermal exchange for the site,
- Review gas (and electric) transportation capacity in the area of the site,
- Characterize the ability of the planned facility to fit the available land, and
- Evaluate the major impacts on project feasibility to determine the acceptability of the project site for development.
| 3. Conceptual Engineering | TOP OF PAGE |
- Prepare alternative designs and perform initial sizing of components,
- Develop heat balance for site,
- Prepare conceptual engineering report including process flow diagrams and material balances, detailed project schedule, construction cost estimate, and O&M cost estimate,
- Support development of detailed project proforma and financing approval,
- Prepare project description and inputs for air and water permit modeling, and
- Coordinate site land survey and geotechnical sampling performed by others.
| 4. Preliminary Engineering | TOP OF PAGE |
- Obtain specific component operation characteristics for site from vendors
- Develop project specific specification for major components,
- Coordinate development of additional owner permits and update information in existing permits, as necessary,
- Prepare site drainage and surface run-off containment drawings,
- Detail interface requirements with connecting pipelines utilities or thermal exchange partners,
- Finalize component selection, project cost estimates, and project schedule,
- Prepare EPC (engineer, procure, and construct) specification,
- Define contractor guarantees for facility performance (LNG tank heat leak, facility fuel utilization, total facility electrical power consumption), emissions control, maintenance, operation, documentation, and training,
- Prepare preliminary engineering report documenting details of plant design, and
- Provide technical support to evaluate bids and award EPC scope of work.
| 5. Detailed Design and Construction Support Engineering | TOP OF PAGE |
- Perform technical review of specifications, drawings, and engineering calculations performed by EPC,
- Provide on-site engineering support of construction activities, including initial site preparation,
- Technical resolution of problems during unit construction,
- Provide independent assessment of project schedule and corrective actions to ensure schedule compliance,
- Review and approve proposed field changes to design,
- Maintain project files during construction and review EPC as-built information,
- Evaluate change orders to EPC scope, and
- Coordinate activities between EPC, vendors and other organizations.
| 6. Start-up Support Engineering | TOP OF PAGE |
- Technical resolution of problems during unit start-up,
- Provide independent assessment of activity schedule during start-up,
- Review test procedures for acceptance testing of performance and emissions,
- Review results of acceptance testing for performance and emissions,
- Prepare and provide operator/technician training, and
- Maintain punchlist of items to be corrected by the EPC.
