Russia's Monolit Taps GE Energy Engines to Help Reduce Emissions at Siberian Gas Facility

Energy Resource, March 11, 2009

ENERGY RESOURCE-11 March 2009-Russia's Monolit Taps GE Energy Engines to Help Reduce Emissions at Siberian Gas Facility(C)2009 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com

GE Energy today said it is supplying 12 of its Jenbacher gas engines to support Russian oil and gas producer Monolit's project to reduce emissions by utilizing previously wasted gas at a western Siberian production facility.

The waste gas -- or Associated Petroleum Gas (APG) -- at the facility will be separated into liquefied natural gas and other "transportable" products (including propane, butane, and ethane) for the chemical industry.

Monolit is the latest operator to install GE's Jenbacher engines in Russia as the country seeks to aggressively curtail industry emissions from the flaring of waste gas in order to help meet its environmental goals. A new national law requiring producers to utilize 95 percent of their APG is scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2012.

Monolit, a division of the Roza Mira Group, will use APG to fuel GE's containerized Jenbacher engines.

The project marks the first time GE has installed its special APG-standardized, Type 4 engine version. The units feature a low compression ratio ensuring maximum output with low methane numbers, as well as a specific engine management system and remote engine diagnostics to assure high engine availability levels despite varying gas compositions. The modular design of GE's containerized engines also allows them to be relocated to other sites when APG volume decreases in one area.

GE's Jenbacher units will generate more than 15 (megawatts) MW of power to support production activities at the Monolit site in Shapinskoe, 150 kilometers south-east of Khanti-Mansiysk in the Western Siberian lowlands.

By utilizing the APG from nearby drilling fields at Shapinskoe for onsite power generation, Monolit will avoid the need to transport diesel fuel over long distances, delivering significant environmental benefits. According to the customer, the utilization of APG for onsite power generation will help save up to about 536,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalents per year in total at the gas processing facility and gas engine plant.

GE Energy is one of the world's leading suppliers of power generation and energy delivery technologies, with 2008 revenue of $29.3 billion. For more information, visit www.ge.com/energy.> ((Comments on this story may be sent to newsdesk@jeraone.com))

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