Black & Veatch LNG Technology Helps Deliver Needed Natural Gas Supplies to Rural China

Overland Park, Kan. (January 26, 2009) – Black & Veatch, a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company, announced today that its patented PRICO® LNG (liquefied natural gas) process is helping bring natural gas supplies to customers in rural China.

“Black & Veatch chose to develop these projects with Chemtex as a strategic partner in China,” Price added. “Our company and Chemtex are providing engineering, procurement and construction services for the LNG facilities.”

The first LNG facility is in Erdos, Inner Mongolia, and attained full production capacity of 200,000 metric tons per year in December 2008. A second facility in Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, has also begun commercial operation.

“Following completion of the Erdos and Zhuhai facilities, we were able to start up and achieve full design capacity in just three weeks,” said Wim van der Zande, Chemtex President and CEO. “This demonstrates the reliability, ease of use and precise design of the Black & Veatch technology and has enabled our clients to quickly move LNG supplies to market.”

Four additional plants are planned in central Sichuan Province, central Shaanxi province, northwestern Gansu province and the northwestern Xinjiang Autonomous Region. Upon completion, the six facilities will supply a total of approximately 1.2 million tons per year of LNG, resulting in residents being able to use natural gas for heating and cooking.

“These projects demonstrate the viability of providing energy assurance in remote areas around the globe,” said Bob Wojnarowski, Black & Veatch’s Regional General Manager. ¹⁾