Dresser-Rand Gains Use Of Small-Scale LNG Plant Technology

摘要

Dresser-Rand Company recently announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement with Tarrytown, NY based Expansion Energy LLC. The agreement grants D-R a worldwide exclusive license (for capacities up to 100,000 gpd) to Expansion Energy's proprietary VX™ Cycle technology for the small-scale production of liquefied natural gas (LNG). "The agreement with Expansion Energy is consistent with our strategy to provide high-speed rotating equipment solutions to the energy infrastructure markets, said Jesus Pacheco, Dresser-Rand's executive vice president, New Equipment Worldwide. According to Brad Dickson, Dresser-Rand's vice president and CMO, "In our ongoing evaluation of technologies to complete the value chain for the burgeoning shale markets, as well as solutions for addressing global natural gas flaring and the rapidly expanding markets for LNG vehicle fueling, Expansion Energy's LNG production process met all of the requirements we identified and embodies technology that we can bring to the market quickly. We already have several clients anxious to take multiple units to fuel their fleet operations."