Technip Energies and Samsung Engineering have been awarded a pre-FID (final investment decision) engineering contract for the Texas LNG project in Brownsville, Texas, a press release announced on May 25.

Through a joint venture with Samsung Engineering, French technology company Technip Energies has been appointed lead project contractor charged with project design and delivery. The proposed 4.0 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) LNG export facility site is strategically located on the Port of Brownsville's deep-water ship channel in close proximity to the Gulf of Mexico.

"LNG is more critical than ever in the current global energy context and we are committed to bring our long-standing leadership in LNG to address today’s and tomorrow’s challenges," Technip senior vice president of gas and low-carbon energies Loic Chapuis said in the release.

The Texas LNG project will utilize Technip Energies’ SnapLNG solution, developed in collaboration with aviation fuel facility Air Products, which combines a compact modular design concept for mid-scale trains with standardized components and technology.

The system benefits from speed to market, with greater certainty around both costs and schedule and best available process technology, refrigerant compression and digitalization. As a result, this solution offers lower emissions and is particularly suited for low-to-zero carbon footprint LNG and phased developments.

"Our SnapLNG solution illustrates how Technip Energies can address these challenges by bringing to market a low-carbon, modularized and methane-free solution with a compressed time," Chapuis added.