The overall progress for the Amur GPP construction project in July 2021 is 79.1%
By the end of July, the mechanical completion of the main gas separation unit was achieved. Transportation and installation of heavy-lift equipment for the fifth process train was delivered and installed during the 2021 navigation. Ladoga-32 gas compression unit of the third train was subject to alignment, Ladoga-32 subsystems were under testing. Water circulation pump station equipment went through individual tests. Water treatment facilities — water treatment unit commissioning. The construction of a 7-storey administrative building for 285 employees continues. The construction of a repair shop of 18 thous. m2 area is underway.
Background
Amur GPP is going to be one of the world's largest natural gas processing plants with annual capacity of 42 BCMA. The products of Amur GPP are commercial gas (methane) and other components in demand in the gas chemical and other industries, and they are produced from commercial gas. Due to usage of the state-of-the-art equipment and advanced cryogenic technologies, the plant will be able to produce under full load around 2.4 mln tons of ethane, 1.5 mln tons of LPG and 200 thous. tons of pentane-hexane fraction. The main consumer of ethane and LPG from the Amur GPP is going to be Amur Gas Chemical Complex (joint SIBUR and Sinopec project). One of the main products of the Amur GPP is helium. Helium is extremely demanded by high-tech industries. Amur GPP is going to be the world's leader of helium production with its annual capacity of 60 mln cubic meters of helium.
On June 9, 2021, the first train of the plant was put into operation.
Gazprom Pererabotka Blagoveshchensk LLC (member of Gazprom Group) is the investor, the owner and the operator of the Amur GPP. Construction is managed by JSC NIPIGAS.