Chiyoda: Award of Letter of Intent for Feed Gas Preparation Works of World's Largest Gas to Liquids (GTL) Project in Qatar



    Chiyoda Corporation (TOKYO:6366)(ISIN:JP3528600004) has
    signed a Letter of Intent with Qatar Shell GTL Limited, a Royal Dutch
    Shell plc subsidiary, for the engineering, procurement and
    construction (EPC) for the Feed Gas Preparation Works of the Pearl GTL
    Project. This Project for two trains of gas processing units, with a
    capacity of 800 MSCFD and a total of 1,600 MSCFD of natural gas
    (equivalent to 8 MMTPA of LNG), will send feed gas to the GTL core
    unit to produce 140,000 barrels per day of GTL products. The project
    will be completed around the end of the decade in a staged sequence
    for phase 1 and 2. The work will be executed by a consortium of
    Chiyoda Corporation, as the leader, and Hyundai Heavy Industries
    (CHC).
    The award of the Project is proof of the client's recognition of
    Chiyoda's reliability on quality plants. The most important
    contributing factor for high plant reliability is the implementation
    of Chiyoda's Reliability Program. The Reliability Program is an
    internal management system consisting of Lessons Learned, Cold Eye
    Review, Intensive Design Review/Engineering Criticality Study and
    Flawless Start-up Program. By implementing these measures from the
    engineering phase to the start-up/commissioning phase, clients can
    enjoy the maximum benefit from a reliable plant that wastes no time in
    initiating production. In addition to Chiyoda's high technical
    capability to build the world's largest plants, Chiyoda's profound
    knowledge of the Ras Laffan Industrial Area was recognized by the
    client.
    The GTL plant will produce virtually sulphur-free, clean liquid
    products and fuels that will contribute to cleaner air quality for
    cities around the world. Accordingly, various GTL projects are being
    planned worldwide and Chiyoda, by participating in this GTL project,
    has created a major milestone for future GTL projects.

    Chiyoda Corporation, headquartered in Yokohama, Japan, provides
    services in the field of engineering, procurement and construction for
    gas processing, refineries and other hydrocarbon and industrial plant
    projects, particularly in Gas Value Chain areas, on a global basis
    including the Middle East, Russia, Africa and South East Asian
    regions. For more than 50 years, Chiyoda has constantly leveraged its
    extensive experience and a far-reaching global network to give it an
    unrivaled advantage. The company will continue its EPC business, while
    innovating an expanded business model that includes its Reliability
    Program and plant lifecycle engineering (PLE). This will enable
    Chiyoda to become a one-stop provider of everything its customers need
    in the way of plant development and operations.