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GTT said in a statement on Wednesday that it has won the order from Beijing Petrochemical Engineering, in cooperation with Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum & Natural Gas.
For the first time, GTT’s membrane technology will be deployed alongside an onshore LNG liquefaction plant, according to the firm.
This configuration represents a “significant step forward for small-scale LNG infrastructure, which requires optimized energy performance due to the limited land footprint,” GTT said.
The tank will be equipped with GTT’s GST membrane full containment technology, providing an “effective and adapted response to these constraints.”
GTT said this technology features optimized insulation, achieving thermal performance up to twice that of conventional onshore tanks.
In addition, an integrated monitoring system enhances storage safety, the firm said.
Delivery of the tank is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2027.
GTT did not provide further details.
GTT boosting onshore LNG tank business in China
In March last year, GTT and Beijing Petrochemical Engineering (BPE) signed a deal to cooperate on onshore membrane LNG tanks.
GTT’s unit in China said at the time that the two firms would engage in comprehensive cooperation around the technology of onshore membrane full containment tanks, including technology research and development, engineering applications, and market promotion.
BPE has experience in natural gas liquefaction, peak shaving station construction and other fields, and has undertaken multiple national projects including LNG projects owned by Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum (Group).
GTT is mainly providing LNG tanks for LNG carriers, LNG fueled-vessels, etc.
However, LNG storage tanks in China already feature GTT’s GST membrane containment technology.
In 2024, China’s Beijing Gas launched the third phase at its Tianjin Nangang LNG import terminal in the Tianjin south port industrial zone.
This phase included the construction of two 220,000-cbm LNG storage tanks, which feature GTT’s tech.
Following the launch of the third phase, the Tianjin Nangang LNG terminal has 10 operational tanks with a total capacity of 2.2 million cbm , and eight of these feature GTT tech.