Mon 15 Sep 2014 13:18

Dual-fuel engine for Queensland Curtis LNG ships


Dual-fuel diesel-electric (DFDE) propulsion solution to be used by four LNG carriers supporting the shipment of cargoes from the world's first project to turn gas from coal seams into LNG.

MAN Diesel & Turbo has announced a further order for its MAN 51/60DF engine.

After a longer period of evaluation, an international consortium, including Teekay LNG Partners, has selected a dual-fuel diesel-electric (DFDE) propulsion solution featuring 2×12V51/60DF + 2×8L51/60DF engines for each of four liquid natural gas carriers (LNGCs).

The new order follows that which MAN Diesel & Turbo announced in July 2013, when it won the contract to supply 30 × MAN 51/60DF dual-fuel engines for six LNGCs.

The engines from both orders will be produced at MAN Diesel & Turbo’s facility in Augsburg, Germany, with delivery scheduled in 2015. They are specified as IMO Tier II-compliant in diesel mode with lower exhaust-gas emissions in gas mode than IMO Tier III stipulates.

The new vessels are due to be constructed at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in Shanghai, China, as will those from the July 2013 order.

Following delivery between September 2017 and January 2019, the ships are expected to be used to support the shipment of LNG cargoes from BG Group's Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) Project - the world's first project to turn gas from coal seams into LNG.
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