Air Products, the world's leader in liquefied natural gas (LNG) technology and equipment, has signed an agreement with SCD JV, a joint venture of Saipem, Chiyoda and Daewoo, for Nigeria LNG (NLNG) Train 7 project.

The project includes one complete LNG train and one combined liquefaction unit. Air Products will provide the main cryogenic heat exchangers (MCHEs) and the process technology for both liquefaction units. Air Products will supply this technology and proprietary processes to the JV for the production of eight million tons per annum of LNG in Nigeria for a major LNG production expansion at NLNG's existing NLNG Bonny Island facility.

"Our relationship with NLNG points just to that, as we have an established and thriving business relationship spanning over two decades. We are very proud that the original six heat exchangers we built continue operating and that the Train 7 expansion will utilize two additional Air Products' heat exchangers with delivery targeted for 2023. Every customer is an important one, but returning customers tell you a lot about how you are operating as a business, and how your technology is viewed by the marketplace," said Dr. Samir J. Serhan, chief operating officer, Air Products.

Air Products will build the LNG heat exchangers at its Port Manatee, Florida manufacturing facility. The company's proprietary LNG technology is vital to helping meet the world's increasing energy needs and desire for clean energy, processes and cryogenically liquefies valuable natural gas for consumer and industrial use.

For over 50 years, Air Products has manufactured LNG heat exchangers, which currently operate in over 100 LNG trains in 20 countries around the world.

Air Products' LNG process technology and equipment is the heart of an LNG production plant. The technology, in place at some of the most remote locations around the world, takes natural gas and unlocks its value by liquefying it and making it possible to economically ship it. The LNG is eventually re-gasified for energy uses.