Natural gas infrastructure sector
11.01.12
Xebec gets new contracts in the Asian supply market
The company has recently received first orders from three new customers valued at CDN$540,000 for its NGX line of natural gas dryers for use in CNG refueling stations in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and Thailand. Orders for these units were placed by market leading suppliers of equipment used in natural gas fueling stations and by PTT, a leading developer of natural gas refueling infrastructure in Thailand. All of these orders will be manufactured in Xebec's Shanghai facility.
"Countries in Central Asia, including Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan have significant natural gas reserves, and governments in these countries have begun to construct CNG infrastructure to promote the use of CNG as a transportation fuel," said Andrew Hall, Vice President of Asia Pacific Operations for Xebec.
"Xebec's gas dryers are a key component on CNG stations as gas supplies in Central Asia can have a high moisture content which needs to be dried before it can be used safely and reliably as CNG vehicle fuel. Xebec's range of NGX natural gas dryers provide a proven and reliable solution for dehydrating pipeline gas to meet the quality specifications required for CNG," said Hall.
"We are also extremely pleased to supply dryers to PTT for use in CNG stations in the north of Thailand. Thailand is an extremely important market for CNG infrastructure, with over 400 CNG stations serving a fleet of over 260,000 natural gas vehicles. We hope to have further success in this market as Thailand has plans to construct additional CNG stations and make CNG available in rural areas not currently served by the existing natural gas grid," said Hall.
Source: Xebec Adsorption Inc.