JGC Indonesia Awarded Construction Project for Gas Processing Plant

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JGC Holdings Corporation has announced that Group subsidiary PT. JGC Indonesia has been awarded by Jadestone Energy (Lemang) Pte., Ltd., an Indonesian subsidiary of independent oil and natural gas producer Jadestone Energy plc, operating in the Asia-Pacific region with an engineering, procurement, and construction (“EPC”) project for gas processing facilities and sales gas pipeline.

The project involves EPC services for Jadestone Energy (Lemang) Pte., Ltd for an undisclosed lump sum amount. The new gas, LPG and condensate processing facilities with a capacity of 25 MMscfd and an approximately 17 km sales gas pipeline will be built in Jambi, South Sumatra, around 600 km northwest of Jakarta, with activities commencing in the first half of 2024. The project calls for construction of facilities to purify natural gas from Jadestone Energy’s Akatara gas field, along with a pipeline to transport the sales gas to a designated station. The sales gas will be used as fuel for domestic thermal power plants.

JGC Group took the initiative to establish PT. JGC Indonesia in the 1970s as an EPC company within the Group. Since then, the company has built up a solid record in meeting local needs with comprehensive services for more than 40 years. This order can be attributed to a positive overall assessment of PT. JGC Indonesia, attesting to their extensive experience, expert project execution, competitive bidding, and other advantages.

The Group established JGC Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. as a headquarters on January 1, 2022, to promote regional management in Indonesia and the other Group subsidiaries within South East Asia, toward the key strategy of expanding growth markets and segments for the Group’s EPC business as outlined in the medium-term business plan (BSP 2025). This framework for regional management will continue to serve as the basis for intensive Group sales activities to secure orders not only in the oil and gas sector but also for solutions to reduce its environmental impact and support decarbonization, and for a variety of infrastructure focused on renewable power generation and life science applications.

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JGC Awarded EPC Contract for Zuluf AH Oil Increment Central Processing Facilities in Saudi Arabia

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JGC Holdings Corporation announced that JGC Corporation, which operates the overseas engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) business of the JGC Group, and JGC Arabia as a Saudi Arabian subsidary of the JGC Group, have jointly been awarded by Saudi Aramco the EPC contract for the Zuluf AH Increment Central Processing Facilities.

Saudi Aramco is promoting the Zuluf Arab Heavy Development Program to meet growing global energy demand and is planning to increase production based on an additional 600 MBCD of AH crude.

JGC has received the orders for the construction projects for the core onshore GOSP and Utility Facilities including Water Injection Facilities.

In winning this order, in addition to the relationship of trust with Saudi Aramco founded on our track record of successfully executing projects in Saudi Arabia, the project execution plan to simultaneously execute the two packages of onshore GOSP and Utility Facilities was highly evaluated.

Going forward, the JGC Group will continue to aim to win orders for projects planned by Saudi Aramco, realizing job creation and technology transfer to many Saudi Arabians through the execution of such projects, thereby contributing to the further development of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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JGC and TOYO Sign Alliance Agreement on EPC Projects for Fuel Ammonia Plants

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JGC Holdings Corporation and Toyo Engineering Corporation announce that the two companies have signed an alliance agreement related to the receipt of orders and execution of engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) projects for fuel-ammonia manufacturing plants and ammonia receiving terminals, starting from feasibility studies (FS) and front-end engineering design (FEED).

In October 2020, the Japanese government declared its goal of realizing carbon neutrality by 2050. Fuel ammonia shows promise as a decarbonized fuel for power generation, shipping, etc. The government has therefore set expanded implementation targets of 3 million tons per year as of 2030 and 30 million tons per year as of 2050. Accordingly, various companies and organizations both in Japan and overseas have launched initiatives aimed at the manufacturing, transport and use of fuel ammonia.

In response to this move toward the expanded use of fuel ammonia, the JGC Group and the TOYO Group reached an alliance agreement with the aim of speedily demonstrating to fuel ammonia business operators enhanced proposal capabilities and competitiveness by combining the JGC Group’s extensive record of constructing process plants in regions such as Australia and the Middle East with the TOYO Group’s extensive track record and technical expertise in ammonia manufacturing plants, integrating efforts from the conceptual stage to EPC.

A coalition of the Japanese government and companies is expected to play a key role in the fuel ammonia business in the future. The JGC Group and the TOYO Group will jointly pursue business operations and project execution related to the evaluation, planning, engineering, procurement and construction of fuel ammonia manufacturing-related facilities around the world, including for overseas companies.

Through the expanded use of fuel ammonia, the two Groups will contribute to the realization of a decarbonized society.

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PERTAMINA, Osaka Gas, JGC Holdings and INPEX Sign Joint Study Agreement on Bio-methane Derived Clean Gas Project

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PT PERTAMINA (Pertamina), Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (Osaka Gas), JGC Holdings Corporation (JGC) and INPEX CORPORATION (INPEX) (together hereinafter, “parties”) announced they have entered into a joint study agreement on exploring the feasibility of a clean natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Indonesia involving the production of bio-methane1 from palm oil mill effluent (POME). The project is expected to support the Asia Energy Transition Initiative2 (AETI), a plan unveiled by the Government of Japan in 2021 that aims to help achieve sustainable economic growth and carbon neutrality in Asia through energy transitions.

Indonesia is the world’s largest producer and exporter of palm oil, and Indonesia’s palm oil industry is a key industry that supports the employment of approximately three million persons and generates 4.5 percent of the country’s GDP. POME is known to contain large quantities of organic material resulting in significant methane emissions, which is generally said to have 25 times larger impact on global warming compared to CO2. The project is intended to contain POME-derived greenhouse gas emissions by sequestering methane and converting it to biofuels, contributing to the supply of clean energy in a sustainable manner.

Through this joint study initiative, the parties will jointly conduct a study on the feasibility of the project, including cooperation on the research and development of technologies and solutions pertaining to the production of bio-methane from POME resources located in Sumatra and Kalimantan and supplying to consumers in Indonesia, including Java. The aim of the project is to supply bio-methane through the existing gas grid, meet growing natural gas demand and contribute to the reduction of Scope 13 emissions of gas consumers in Indonesia. The parties will also jointly assess opportunities for the project to leverage carbon crediting mechanisms and bio-methane certification schemes to secure carbon neutrality. Finally, the joint study will also involve identifying bio-methane/bio-LNG and bunker fuel marketing opportunities, including bio-LNG export to Japan and/or other countries.

Pertamina positions this collaboration as a continuation of several green energy development projects it has developed so far as part of a more comprehensive effort to reduce GHG emissions by 30 percent before 2030. In addition to developing New and Renewable Energy (NRE), this collaborative project helps overcome environmental challenges especially by turning palm oil waste into environmentally friendly energy.

In this joint initiative, Pertamina will provide several facilities and locations with good accessibility to raw material sources in Kalimantan and Sumatra. In addition, the output from the initiative is expected to help meet the natural gas demands of the industrial sector and general consumers, and expand the development of Pertamina’s natural gas network.

This study is in line with the Daigas Group Carbon Neutral Vision (CNV) announced in January 2021. Aiming to become carbon neutral by 2050 under CNV, Osaka Gas will continue to develop technologies and services that contribute to a decarbonized society and solve social issues such as climate change. To expand the use of bio-methane in Indonesia and to reduce CO2 emissions in both Indonesia and Japan, Daigas Group will contribute to this collaboration through the technology of bio-methane production from bio-gas, the experience of bio-methane pipeline injection, and the knowledge of natural gas marketing.

As outlined in its Long-term Strategy and Medium-term Business Plan (INPEX Vision @2022) announced in February 2022, INPEX seeks to proactively engage in energy structure reforms towards the realization of a net zero carbon society by 2050 while responding to the energy demands of Japan and other countries around the world. In line with this strategy, the company aims to work closely with its partners to build a business framework contributing to climate change response and explore opportunities to provide clean LNG bunkering solutions at the Bontang LNG Terminal in Bontang, Indonesia.

JGC group recognizes this program as an important strategy to unlock the clean transition fuel interests in the Asian region to achieve its medium-term management plan, “Building a Sustainable Planetary Infrastructure 2025.” JGC will contribute to this collaboration by delivering its core competencies in program management and delivering world-class engineering capabilities acquired through its rich track records in building gas processing facilities in Indonesia.

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JGC Awarded FEED and EPC Bid Agreement contract for expansion of Cameron LNG facilities in United States

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JGC Holdings Corporation (Representative Director, Chairman and CEO Masayuki Sato) announced that JGC America, Inc., its 100% owned affiliate in United States, together with joint venture partner Zachry Industrial, Inc. (JZJV), has been awarded a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) and Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Bid Agreement contract for the Cameron LNG Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) expansion project located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, under a competitive dual FEED process.

Currently Cameron LNG operates three natural gas liquefaction trains (annual production of approx. 12 million tons). The expansion project is aimed to enlarge production capacity by adding a fourth train (maximum annual production of approx. 6.75 million tons) to the existing trains utilizing electric drive (E-drive) motors. Usage of E-drive instead of gas turbine drives, is expected to allow for significant reduction in carbon emissions.

JZJV will be responsible for the FEED design work as well as submission of an EPC bid.

Amid the rapid global trend toward low-carbon and decarbonization, LNG, which has less environmental impact than other fossil fuels, plays an extremely important role in promoting energy transitions. JGC has been responsible for executing LNG plants that account for approximately 30% of global LNG production. Currently, JGC is executing two LNG projects, including LNG Canada and a FLNG (Floating LNG) plant off the coast of Mozambique.

As a top LNG contractor in the field of LNG, JGC will continue to lead the industry through its strong business activities and respond to the growing demand of electric drive (E-drive) motors.

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JGC’s Consortium Awarded a Construction Project for LNG Terminal Facilities in Taiwan

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JGC Holdings Corporation, in a consortium that includes leading Taiwanese construction firm RSEA Engineering Corporation, Taiwan’s Do & Find Engineering Consultants and another company, has been awarded a contract for construction of LNG terminal facilities from state-owned oil and gas company CPC Corporation.

The project calls for engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning (EPCC) services for Kaohsiung-based CPC Corporation, which will involve construction of eight LNG vaporizers and associated facilities in Taichung. This is a lump-sum contract for approximately 60 billion yen, with the JGC portion being nearly 34 billion yen. Delivery is scheduled for 2024.

Current energy policy in Taiwan seeks to end nuclear power generation and phase out coal-fired power while actively introducing clean energy sources such as liquefied natural gas (LNG) and renewable energy. To this end, the project will expand the existing Taichung LNG receiving terminal and add the new terminal being constructed. Specifically, the consortium has been contracted to build eight vaporizers (with a total capacity of 1,600 tons per hour) and ancillary facilities at the LNG receiving terminal.

Compelling factors that may have led to this order by CPC included technical proposal capabilities meeting client needs, project execution planning that ensures quality, safety, and fast turnaround, and a project execution framework that maximizes each company’s considerable experience.

Taiwan plans to increase power generation fueled by natural gas to 50% of the island’s total power generation by 2025, up from about 30% at present. This commitment is reflected in the active expansion of LNG imports and storage capacity by CPC and Taiwan Power Company (TPC). Construction of several new LNG receiving terminals is also planned. After successful completion of this project, the JGC Group will pursue subsequent projects here.

The JGC Group has positioned LNG receiving terminals in the Asian region as a growth segment and market for EPC business, as outlined in the medium-term business plan (BSP 2025). Building on this project, we will work to secure other new orders, as we contribute to global environmental conservation through expanded use of LNG.

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JGC Awarded Contract for the Mega Solar Power Plant Generation Project in Philippines

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JGC Holdings Corporation (Representative Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer: Masayuki Sato) announced that JGC Philippines, Inc. has been awarded the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract of a mega solar power plant generation project with 94MWdc capacity in Bugallon, Pangasinan, Philippines for Aboitiz Power Corporation, through a special-purpose vehicle wholly owned by the company’s subsidiary Aboitiz Renewables, Inc. (ARI)

A large number of renewable energy projects are under development in the Philippines due to the Philippine government’s introduction of Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS), a market-based policy that mandates electricity suppliers to source an agreed portion of their energy supply from eligible renewable energy resources Aboitiz Power, leading power producer in the Philippines, is targeting to expand its total power generation capacity to 9,200 MW by 2030, half of which will come from various renewable energy sources.

This project is recognized as the first solar power plant generation project developed by AboitizPower in Luzon. The firm will continue to develop more renewable power plant projects over the next 10 years to contribute to supporting the energy transition in the country.

JGC Philippines, fully owned by JGC Group, has executed EPC and Operation & Maintenance (O&M) services for a variety of facilities in the Philippines for over 30 years. The awarding of this project is the result of the JGC Group’s extensive experience in EPC execution of solar power plants as well as JGC Philippines’ extensive project execution capability. JGC Philippines will make continuous effort to support our client’s needs related to power plant development especially renewable energy and LNG (liquefied natural gas) power generation.

JGC Group has set “Taking on EPC growth markets and segments” as one of the key strategies in its medium-term management plan “Building a Sustainable Planetary Infrastructure 2025（BSP2025）.” JGC Group will strengthen our regional management structure and execute future projects closely together with local clients to leverage local resources in the region.

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JGC Awarded FEED Contract for a nearshore FLNG facility in Malaysia

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JGC Holdings Corporation (Representative Director, Chairman and CEO Masayuki Sato) announced that JGC Corporation (Representative Director and President Yutaka Yamazaki), which operates the overseas Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) business of the JGC Group, together with consortium partner Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), has been awarded the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract for a nearshore Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility project in Malaysia planned by Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), the Malaysian state-owned oil and gas company.

In October 2021, PETRONAS called for a FEED competition of a nearshore FLNG facility with a minimum production capacity of 2 million tons of LNG per annum using feed gas supplied via an existing pipeline from offshore gas fields in Sabah, Malaysia.

JGC will be responsible for the engineering work for the FLNG topside as well as the management of the overall project whereas SHI will be responsible for the FLNG hull engineering work. Upon completion of the FEED competition, the EPC contract will be awarded by PETRONAS, subject to Final Investment Decision (FID), to the successful contractor.

Since the 1980’s, the JGC Group has executed EPC projects for all nine trains of the LNG plants at PETRONAS LNG Complex in Bintulu, Sarawak that has an annual production capacity of approximately 29 million tons per annum. In recent years, the Group has been working with PETRONAS to improve the productivity of these plants. Furthermore, JGC-SHI was also the consortium behind the development of PETRONAS’ second FLNG facility, PFLNG Dua, which is the world’s first deep-water FLNG facility currently in production.

For this present project, JGC Group aims to leverage on its extensive track record in plant construction and strong relationship of trust with PETRONAS to compete for the award of the EPC contract.

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JGC awarded Pre-FEED Contract for first FLNG facility in Nigeria

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JGC Holdings Corporation announced that JGC Corporation (Representative Director and President Yutaka Yamazaki), which operates the overseas engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) business of the JGC Group, has been awarded the Pre-Front End Engineering and Design (Pre-FEED) contract for an FLNG (FLNG: floating liquified natural gas) facility project in the Federal Republic of Nigeria as planned by UTM Offshore Limited, a local private company engaged primarily in crude oil sales and construction equipment leasing, and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.

This project calls for the Pre-FEED of a FLNG facility with a production capacity of 1,200,000 tons annually using gas from the Yoho Gas Field owned by ExxonMobil and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation. After the completion of the Pre-FEED, FEED and EPC phases are planned. This will be the first FLNG facility in Nigeria and is a milestone project.

There are numerous undeveloped small-scale offshore oil and gas fields not only in Nigeria but also in other African countries, with various projects planned including FLNG plants. JGC Corporation is currently executing the EPC of two FLNG facilities: for PETRONAS in Malaysia, and for Coral FLNG SA in Mozambique. Through the awarded project, we aim to expand our business into the African region, which is expected to grow in the future, and contribute to the further development of industry and infrastructure.

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JGC Awarded Contract for the First Solar Power Generation Project with Battery Energy Storage System in Mongolia

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JGC Holdings Corporation announces that a consortium of JGC Corporation, NGK Insulators Ltd, and MCS International LLC has been awarded a contract for the construction of Mongolia’s first solar power generation project with a battery energy storage system, as well as O&M services, for the Ministry of Energy of Mongolia.

This project is part of the “Upscaling Renewable Energy Sector Project”, which aims to expand the use of renewable energy in Mongolia, a country that depends on coal-fired power generation for its electricity supply and where air pollution is a serious problem. The project will be financed by a loan from the Asian Development Bank, and the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM), which has been established by the Japanese Ministry of Environment at the Asian Development Bank. We will construct a solar power generation system with a capacity of 5MW, a battery energy storage system with a capacity of 3.6MWh, and an energy management system in Uliastai, Zavkhan Province, Mongolia by the spring of 2022.

By installing a solar power generation system equipped with an advanced battery energy storage system (BESS) and energy management system (EMS), it will be possible to use electricity derived from solar power generation day and night, thereby contributing to the improvement of energy security and the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions in Mongolia.

The awarding of this project is the result of the recognition of the JGC Group’s experience in the construction of solar power generation facilities and its ability to propose energy management solutions, the environmental resistance of NGK’s sodium sulfur batteries, and the construction performance of the local partner, MCS International. More renewable energy projects, including energy storage systems, are planned for Mongolia in the future, and JGC will promote further expansion of orders and contribute to the construction of clean social infrastructure in Mongolia and the Asian region.

As social momentum for the greening of the electric power industry accelerates, the JGC Group is working on the practical application of integration technologies for battery energy storage systems (BESS) and energy management systems (EMS), which will become indispensable as the introduction of renewable energies expands. We will continue to realize advanced power transmission infrastructure that is both economically rational and socially significant by proposing optimal energy management solutions that include not only power generation but also power storage and transmission.

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JGC Awarded a Large-scale Solar Power Station Construction Project in Mie Prefecture, Japan

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JGC HOLDINGS CORPORATION announced that JGC JAPAN CORPORATION, which operates the domestic engineering business of the JGC Group, was awarded an order in December 2020 for the design, procurement, construction and test-run services for a large-scale solar power station construction project in the Haze area of Tsu City, Mie Prefecture, planned by G.K. Succeed Tsu Haze with delivery targeted for March 2023.

The project calls for the construction of a solar power station (site area of approximately 76ha) with an output of around 50.95MW (equivalent to the annual power consumption of about 20,000 ordinary households) in Tsu City.

The JGC Group entered the solar power generation field early in 2012 when the feed-in tariff system for renewable energy in Japan was introduced, and has since then conducted numerous solar power station construction projects. The company established an impressive track record of achievements and accumulated knowledge as a contractor and from a business position.

JGC JAPAN CORPORATION has been involved in this project from the basic design stage and is maximally utilizing the knowledge it has gained. The company has supported the customer towards realization of the project. JGC JAPAN CORPORATION believes that its achievements and detailed response to customer needs were comprehensively evaluated, leading to this order.

As the movement toward low carbon and decarbonization accelerates worldwide, the JGC Group will continue to actively work on project orders in a wide field, not only solar power but also biomass power generation and offshore wind power generation, and will further contribute to renewable energy within and outside of Japan.

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JGC Awarded FEED Contract for Gas Separation Plant in Kazakhstan

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JGC Holdings Corporation (Representative Director, Chairman and CEO Masayuki Sato) announced that JGC Corporation (Representative Director and President Yutaka Yamazaki), which operates the overseas engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) business of the JGC Group, was in December 2020 awarded the Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract for a gas separation plant construction project in the Republic of Kazakhstan being planned by KazMunayGas, Kazakhstan’s state-owned oil company, and its subsidiary, KLPE.

This project calls for KLPE to construct a gas separation plant with a capacity of 957 MMSCF per day adjacent to a plant that is run by Tengiz Oilfield development company Tengizchevroil (a joint venture of ExxonMobil, Chevron, KazMunayGas and others). The separated ethane is to be supplied as the raw material for a further planned plant for manufacturing polyethylene.

The selection of JGC as contractor for this project is believed to reflect the clients’ strong positive evaluation of JGC Corporation’s track record of involvement in gas processing plants worldwide, as well as its successful delivery of a project to modernize the Atyrau oil refinery for KazMunayGas completed in 2006.

Amid the accelerating worldwide trend toward low carbon and decarbonization, natural gas, which among fossil energy sources has a low environmental impact, is expected to experience an expansion in demand in the future as a primary energy source and as a raw material for gas chemicals.

Through to the present time, the JGC Group has been involved in 30 or more gas processing plant construction projects worldwide, and it will continue to proactively develop its sales activities as a world-leading engineering company in the field of gas processing.

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