Ebara International : Cryodynamics Division

Ebara has built a new, second cryogenic pump test facility, capable of testing pumps in LNG or LPG at Ebara’s Sodeguara Plant in Japan. This second test facility complements the facility at the EIC headquarters in Sparks, Nevada, USA, and now gives EIC and EC extended flexibility to handle increased capacity. The new test facility includes two test tanks with a flow capacity of 3000 m3/h. a maximum pressure of 10MPa, and a maximum power of 2000 kW.

EIC Completes Work On New Motor Manufacturing Facility

While EIC has been manufacturing their own motors for quite some time, this work was done at a facility a few miles from the main manufacturing plant in Sparks, Nevada. A new facility adjacent to the main plant has now been constructed and is fully operational. The new facility houses the machinery required to manufacture all of the motor and generator stators for the cryogenic pumps and expanders, including winding, full testing, vacuum impregnation and curing oven.

EIC Signs Long-Term Agreement With Samsung

EIC has signed a long-term agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries to supply LNG cargo pumps, spray pumps, fuel gas pumps and emergency pumps for a total of 15 ships with an additional 7 options to be named later. The agreement has the potential for over US$36 million in sales for the Ebara/Cryodynamics Division.

Outstanding Supplier Award from Hyundai

EIC recently was awarded an Outstanding Supplier award from Hyundai Heavy Industries for the many pumps supplied to HHI for their LNG carriers. HHI was quoted as saying that EIC produces the highest quality pumps in the industry and also noted EIC’s commitment to service. HHI claims to have over 4,000 suppliers in their vendor base, and the awards were given to only 100 of what they consider their best suppliers.

EIC Corporate Officers shown with the HHI award (from left: John Holt – VP/Human Resources; Mark Wimbush – CFO; Joel Madison – CEO; David Cameron – VP/Project Management; Steve Rush – VP/Sales & Marketing; Keijun Kamio – VP/Engineering)

Cheniere Energy Alliance Agreement

Ebara International Corporation and Cheniere Energy Enter Into Cryogenic Pump Supply Alliance Agreement

Ebara International Corporation's Cryodynamics Division, located in Sparks, Nevada, announces that it has entered into an alliance agreement with Cheniere Energy, Inc. for the supply of cryogenic submersible pumps for Cheniere's three planned LNG receiving terminals Sabine Pass LNG, Corpus Christi LNG and Creole Trail LNG.

The agreement covers both the in-tank LNG pumps that are mounted inside the LNG storage tanks as well as the high pressure send out pumps which feed the LNG to vaporizers prior to the pipeline.