Veolia subsidiary to supply MPPE water purification unit for Ichthys LNG Project

WS MPP Systems, a subsidiary of Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies, has won a contract to supply a macro porous polymer extraction water (MPPE) purification unit for the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit of the Ichthys LNG project in Australia.

The contract was awarded by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME).

Operated by INPEX, the LNG project will involve offshore preliminary processing of gas from the Ichthys field to remove water and extract condensate before being transported to onshore LNG processing facilities in Darwin via an 889km pipeline.

Most condensate will be sent to an in-field FPSO from which it will be shipped to market.

The project, which is estimated to produce 8.4 million tons of LNG and 1.6 million tons of LPG per year, is the largest discovery of hydrocarbon liquids in Australia in 40 years.

The project will also produce about 100,000 barrels of condensate per day at peak.

Formation and dehydration water is co-produced during production of the gas and condensate. This contains dissolved and dispersed aromatics, aliphatics and polyaromatic hydrocarbons.

By using MPPE technology, all the toxic compounds will be removed safely. The fully automated MPPE unit is supplied in a skid-mounted module.

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Image: MPPE Process Scheme. Photo: courtesy of Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies.