Some of the largest greenfield projects going on throughout the world are liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants. These huge projects liquefy natural gas for transport across the globe. Regasification plants take in the LNG and convert it back into natural gas for distribution throughout the pipeline network.

In this podcast, Devin Cloud with one of Emerson’s Impact Partners, John H. Carter, and their ControlWorx Premier Service Provider organization, joins me to discuss one very successful project in the state of Louisiana along the Gulf of Mexico. The teamwork between the LNG producer, engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) contractor, and the Emerson team enabled planning, startup and commissioning challenges to be quickly addressed to keep the project advancing successfully.

Give the podcast a listen and visit the Valves, Actuators and Regulators for the Entire LNG Value Chain section on Emerson.com for more information on the important valve solutions for reliable and efficient LNG operations. And, the service provider locator section can help you find your accredited valve, actuator & regulator provider in your area.

Also, visit the LNG Success Podcast page to listen to other podcasts in this series.


Transcript
Jim: Hi, everyone. I'm Jim Cahill with another Emerson Automation Experts podcast. Today, we're on another episode in our four-part series that explores the role of control technologies in helping drive efficient and reliable LNG production.

Emerson's valves, regulators, and actuators empower the entire LNG value chain from the liquefaction process to transport in terminals, and from project startup and commissioning to long-term facility operations and maintenance.

I'm joined today by ControlWorx's Devin Cloud to talk about how an LNG liquefaction customer gained confidence in the startup and commissioning of their greenfield plant. ControlWorx is one of Emerson's premier service providers covering valves, regulators, and actuators, among other Emerson solutions. Devin has been a project manager for valve services for over 12 years. Welcome, Devin.

Devin: Hey, Jim. Thanks for having me. I'm happy to be here. Let me say, I've listened to several podcasts. I think even my kids have listened to several podcasts in the truck. So, very excited about this opportunity. So, thank you for having me.

Jim: All right. Let's hope we have something that even the kids can get into about LNG here.

Devin: Let's hope so.

Jim: So, could you give a brief description of the startup and commissioning services required for control valves, isolation valves, and actuators at an LNG plant?

Devin: I think I'll start off on this one as saying, for the LNGs that we've been doing this in our territory, hindsight, looking back is, we had to rethink what we thought we knew.  And so, what I mean by that is, when we start...we say startup and commissioning services. And we've done this often. We've done it at many customer sites.