Samsung Engineering partners with Air Liquide Engineering for FEED contract in Malaysia

Samsung Engineering has signed a Front-End Engineering and Designing (FEED) contract with Sarawak Petchem for a methanol plant in Sarawak, Malaysia.
The official exchange of contracts was done at a ceremony in Seoul, Korea. The ceremony was attended by Samsung Engineering’s President & CEO Sungan Choi, Sarawak Petchem’s Chairman, Tan Sri Datuk Amar (Dr.) Haji Abdul Aziz Bin Dato Husain witnessed by Rtd. Honourable Datuk Patinggi (Dr.) Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Tun Abang Haji Openg, the Chief Minister of Sarawak.
The methanol plant, which will be located in Bintulu, Sarawak State, Eastern Malaysia, will come into operation in 2023. This new facility will produce 5,000 tons of methanol per day based on Air Liquide Engineering & Construction proprietary process technology, Lurgi MegaMethanol , which converts natural gas into methanol.
The contract will exclusively be converted to Licensor, Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning (LEPCC) contract at the end of the FEED.  Samsung Engineering will be responsible for developing front end engineering of the project’s process and major facilities. Air Liquide Engineering & Construction will be the technology licensor while Samsung Engineering will design the project’s utility systems and balance of plant. When the front end engineering is completed, this project will be rolled over to LEPCC contract at the end of the year after submitting the final LEPCC cost.
Samsung Engineering’s President & CEO Sungan Choi stated: “We were able to receive this FEED contract from Sarawak Petchem, due to our exceptional design capabilities and experiences. Samsung Engineering has an excellent track record for petrochemical plants, which will insure optimal implementation for this project and therefore earn the trust of the client for many future joint projects to come.”
David Maloney, E&C Chairman & CEO, said : “We are proud to have established this partnership which further enhances our position as the leading technology provider for Methanol plants. Our Lurgi MegaMethanol technology for world-scale methanol plants with a production capacity of up to two million metric tons of methanol a year, enables reliable production with cost-optimized energy efficiency and lower environmental impact. This renowned expertise and strong presence in Malaysia combined with Samsung Engineering strong track-record in South-East Asia as Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) and Project Management (PM) Company, have been key to gain the trust of Sarawak Petchem.”