Shell Egypt, EGAS, and Petronas have awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract to a Bechtel-led coalition that includes Enppi and Petrojet for the Egyptian LNG export terminal.

Under the contract, the coalition will study a proposed unified power system between the onshore gas processing plant of the West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) gas fields off the coast of Egypt, and the Egyptian LNG export terminal (ELNG) in Idku, east of Alexandria.

The FEED for the Idku Energy Hub project will explore the benefits of a one power hub concept, integrating the electrical power systems at the WDDM and ELNG, as opposed to having two separate systems. It wants to increase the power saving and GHG abatement benefits of unifying the electrical power systems of the onshore plants.

The synergies will include optimization of the number of running gas turbine generators, modeling the most efficient operating mode for both plants, reducing GHG emissions, and economizing the fuel consumption in the entire hub.

This project is part of a broader program between the coalition and the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (MOP) aiming to decarbonize existing oil and gas facilities across the country.