GE Oil & Gas Ships Its First Frame 5-2E Gas Turbine For Commercial Operation In The Netherlands

Florence, Italy – The first commercial MS5002E (Frame 5-2E) gas turbine manufactured by GE Oil & Gas was shipped this week for installation at a fertilizer plant in the Netherlands. The Frame 5-2E is the newest member of GE's fleet of Frame 5 gas turbines, which has compiled more than 16 million hours of service worldwide.

The new 30-megawatt class, two-shaft machine combines the latest heavy duty gas turbine technology with proven design concepts to achieve 36% efficiency in mechanical drive operation and 35% in generator drive operation. It also features advanced Dry Low NOx technology, limiting NOx emissions to 18 parts per million (ppm.) and reducing CO2 emissions by 20,000 tons a year - the equivalent of the amount of CO2 absorbed by 20 square kilometers of forest in one year.

The first Frame 5-2E was purchased by Yara Sluiskil B.V. of the Netherlands, and will replace an existing gas turbine at the company's fertilizer plant in Sluiskil. Operating in a cogeneration mode, the new gas turbine will produce 30 megawatts of power and 50 tons per hour of steam to be used for production processes. Commercial operation at the site is scheduled for the end of October 2007.

"The Frame 5-2E is the latest member of our family of two-shaft Frame 5 gas turbines. While it retains the same robustness from previous versions, it has been specifically designed for low environmental impact and high reliability, in direct response to the latest customer requirements, and GE efforts towards low impact environment technology, " said Claudi Santiago, President and CEO of GE Oil & Gas. "We're delighted that this new gas turbine technology was selected by Yara Sluiskil for use in this project, after thorough assessment against major international competition".

About GE's Oil & Gas business GE's Oil & Gas business is a world leader in advanced technology equipment and services for all segments of the global oil and gas industry. Headquartered in Florence, Italy, the company offers complete solutions for production, LNG, transportation, storage, refineries, and petrochemicals, as well as pipeline integrity solutions including pipeline inspection and pipeline asset management. Through its recent acquisition of VetcoGray, GE Oil & Gas has added products, systems and services for onshore and offshore drilling,completion and production to its portfolio.

SOURCE: GE's Oil & Gas