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August 8, 2006
FIRST
OF FIVE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST-EVER VACUUM-INSULATED LNG STORAGE
TANKS ROLLS OUT OF CHART FEROX FACTORY IN DECIN, CZECH REPUBLIC.
Decin, Czech Republic –
August 8, 2006 – Chart Ferox, a.s. announces that the first
of five horizontal LNG tanks, each with a gross volume of 683 m³,
has just been completed and awaits transportation to Norway via Port
of Hamburg.
The five tanks, forming the nucleus of this record-breaking LNG satellite plant, are on order from Gasnor AS of Avaldsnes, Norway. Included in the delivery are ten of the largest ambient air vaporizers ever built as well as other accessory equipment needed to deliver gaseous natural gas, safely and efficiently. The facility will supply natural gas to ELKEM’s new anode plant at Mosjoen.
Chart Ferox is the prime contractor for all engineering and design and will deliver all equipment needed for the installation. InterGas, Chart Ferox’ strategic partner in Norway, will install the equipment and also participate in the final start-up.
The completed plant will have a capacity to deliver 6500 Nm³/hr of natural gas. The facility will be completed in two stages. The first, consisting of three HT683, is scheduled to deliver gas by December, 2006 with the completed installation operating in March, 2007.
Chart Industries, Inc. is a leading global supplier of standard and custom engineered products and systems serving a wide variety of low temperature and cryogenic applications. Chart has US operations in seven states and an international presence in Australia, China, the Czech Republic, Germany and the United Kingdom.
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 Ambient vaporizer installation at Mosjoen (Photo: Nils J. Lindtner; Gasnor AS) |
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June 1, 2006, Chart Ferox announces base price increases on bulk storage
& packaged gas equipment
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cryogenic semit-trailers
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September 22, 2005, Chart Ferox to deliver the largest shop-constructed
vacuum insulated tanks in the world
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August 3, 2005, Chart Industries, Inc. announces agreement to sell
the company to First Reserve Corporation
>> June 27, 2005, Chart-Ferox announces
Gasnor LNG satellite plant expansion at Elkem
>> June 08, 2005, Chart announces
Construction of the Largest Tank in its History
>> January 04, 2005, Gasnor starts
up new LNG Satellite Plant at Titania
>> November 24, 2004, Transport of
the Vertical Storage Tank for Nitrogen service from Ferox Decín
to Russia by ship
>> September 30, 2003, Large LNG
Satellite Plant Installed
>> July 31, 2003, Ferox Signed Cooperation
Agreement with N-GINE Corporation
>> July 08, 2003, Chart Industries
files Chapter 11 Petition to implement "Pre-Packaged" Reorganization
Plan
>> June 27, 2003, Liquid Hydrogen
Tanks
>> May 30, 2003, LNG driving for
large sizes
>> May 21, 2003, MULTIGAS and FEROX
>> March 26, 2003, Ferox and Air
Products agreed to sign Multi-Year European Supply Contract
>> February 25, 2003, Thermax - Ferox
Alliance
>> December 2, 2002, Press Report:
Liquefied Natural Gas
>> October 16, 2002, Ferox awarded
Norwegian LNG orders
>> September 27, 2002, Thermax -
Ferox Alliance
