March 10, 2022 | Success Story, Asia, Laby®-GI Compressor, Marine
Dry-docking of LNG vessel includes major service for essential boil-off gas compressor
Teekay LNG, a leading marine transport company, has completed a time-critical dry-dock overhaul of its vessel “Creole Spirit”, including a major service for the boil-off gas (BOG) compressor, during a recent maintenance period in Singapore. As part of a long-term service agreement (LTSA), Burckhardt Compression carried out extensive planning and precision project management to ensure the flawless service was delivered within 13 days, despite the Covid pandemic and with a perfect safety record.
Customer Challenges:
- Project planned as part of 13-day dry-dock maintenance period
- Coordination of sub-contractors within the confines of compressor machinery room (CMR)
- Covid pandemic posed additional challenges
- Coordination of parts and manpower for efficient delivery
- Completed not only the planned overhaul, but also resolved additional issues that arose during the project, all within the allotted timeframe
| Compressor service on LNG vessel | |||
| Type | Laby®-GI Compressor | Gas | LNG boil-off gas |
| Power | 1’950 kW / 2’614 hp | Suction pressure
Discharge pressure |
1’050 bara / 15’228 psia
307 bara / 4’452 psia |
| Speed | 509 rpm | ||
Burckhardt Compression Solution:
- Long-Term Service Agreement offers tailored maintenance program
- Center of Excellence in Singapore provides specialist support for dry-dock inspection
- Complete 5-year service and overhaul
- On-time delivery within 13-day window, despite Covid challenges
Customer Benefits:
- Extensive preparation and coordination of this huge project ensured flawless delivery within the short project timeframe
- Zero incidents during the project
- Planned maintenance improves life-cycle costs and operational efficiency
- On-time delivery ensured departure from dry-dock as planned
- On-going compressor reliability
- Continued reduction in sulfur and CO2 emissions
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