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JUNE 2021 | VOLUME 26 | ISSUE 5 www.compressortech2.com
Arrow Engine
updates the A54
FERC Galileo enters U.S.
assesses compression fleet
GHG emissions industry
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in Permian
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COMPANY NEWS
GALILEO COMPRESSION
New player enters
U.S. compression
fleet industry “We felt like with natural gas prices on the
rise in the near horizon, this would be a good
time to offer a compression service rental
Manufacturer of Cryobox & CNG stations now provides fleet.”
compression services. By Keefe Borden Location is key advantage
The plant’s proximity to the Marcellus gives
A
steady increase in natural gas prices hydrogen filling stations. it a competitive advantage that other leasing
and the expectation among some What Galileo has not done, until now, is companies do not have, Foster says. It’s
analysts that the prices will hold to compete in the U.S. compression fleet not cost effective to ship compression
has made the U.S. natural gas market more business, a highly competitive niche market. equipment from Midland, Texas to the
attractive on an international scale. More Compression is a near universal need Marcellus because freight is more than the
investors are looking at the market, and among upstream and midstream operators. rental rate would cost over an extended
some of them are expanding here. Some prefer to own and maintain their period.
Galileo Technologies, a global own equipment, but a significant portion of In addition, it recently opened a satellite
compression manufacturer and service the energy market prefers an asset-light plant in Midland, Texas for service, repair,
provider with more than 30 years of approach, one which allows them to rent parts and overhaul. The company also has an
experience, is one of those companies. It equipment owned by someone else. office in Arcadia, California to manufacturer
recently launched Galileo Compression USA, “What we do see is an opportunity is the the CNG product line. That office also doubles
which is led by Ronald J. Foster. compression fleet business, especially in a as a parts distribution center.
Galileo Technologies is a global company couple of the basins that we think we would Another competitive advantage for Galileo
with headquarters in Buenos Aires, Argentina be very attractive in with our location in the Compression is that the company makes
but with a presence in more than 70 Northeast that gives us a great competitive its own compression package unit using
countries. It has been operating in the U.S. advantage into the Marcellus,” Foster said. proprietary technology, including a frame
for more than 10 years in various segments
of the energy industry outside of the Galileo’s MP1600
compression leasing industry. Compression
The company has a plant in Middlesex, Package.
New Jersey that manufactures Cryobox, a
600-horsepower, four-stage compressor
used to take natural gas from the wellsite
and converting it to liquefied natural gas
(LNG) for transport to power producers,
primarily utilities.
Galileo also has a robust business in
California making compressed natural
gas (CNG) filling stations. Galileo makes a
dispensing system for vehicles running on
CNG complete with a point-of-sale terminal.
In Europe, the company recently launched
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COMPANY NEWS
GALILEO COMPRESSION
everything at its plant, with the exception
of the engine. “We’re trying to cut out all of
that and make sure we maintain the entire
integrity of the package,” he said.
ESG focus
The concerns of producers and midstream
operators are evolving and, over time, ESG
has become more important. Galileo’s focus
has shifted along with its clients
Galileo’s MX1000 Compression Package. “The U.S. oil & gas compression market
is radically changing as its participants are
that matches the engine sizes produced by approach,” he said. increasingly shifting to asset-light, high-
major manufacturers. The result is greater Galileo Compression’s clients are E&P technology solutions with an ESG focus,”
efficiency and lower fuel burn. The modular producers and midstream operators who said Osvaldo del Campo, CEO of Galileo
construction of the units makes it flexible, need compression services and want to keep Technologies.
minimizing maintenance costs and reducing an asset-light balance sheet. It has units Part of the timing for entering the U.S.
downtime, he said. from 100 horsepower to 2000 horsepower market right now is finding the right person
that can be used for a single well gas lift to to lead into a competitive niche marketplace.
Manufacturer of technology a multiple pad gaslift and high-horsepower Foster will oversee the company’s
Galileo uses state of the art technology and gathering stations among others. compression sales and fleet operations in
proprietary modular compression to offer a Galileo Compression is a compression North America. He has more than 40 years of
full line of service applications with modern services fleet, he said. Its clients are not energy services experience with companies
SCADA monitoring. leasing a compressor, but a compression such as Halliburton and Dresser Industries.
“We are a manufacturer of technology service that includes the unit, its He also has about two decades of senior
first and foremost, so before launching manufacture, fluids, installation, service management and executive experience in
into the U.S. with a dedicated compression and maintenance. “You’re going to rent the oil and gas compression industry. Most
business, we wanted to have our our service, not a piece of equipment,” he recently, he was senior vice president and
manufacturing and service footprint securely said. “That’s what we’re focused on in the chief marketing officer at CSI Compressco
in place to support the growth,” he said. compression business. We want to tell you G.P. Prior to the acquisition of Compressor
“We’re not new to the U.S., we’re just new to ‘don’t worry about the box, worry about how Systems Inc., Foster served as president
the compression fleet service business.” fast that meter is spinning.’ We’re going and board director for Compressco
If a client’s needs change, Galileo to arrange to have the equipment on site, Partners LP. CT2
Compression does not have to spend a huge installed, started and maintained.”
sum to reconfigure a given unit. “We can do Galileo Compression’s ability to
it very, very cost effectively with our modular manufacture its own units give it a
competitive advantage, he said. Galileo does
not buy a frame from brand X, an engine
from brand Y, a cooler from Z, a panel from
someone else and then assemble all the
parts together in a fabrication yard. It makes
Galileo’s 600
horsepower, four-
stage Cryobox
compressor under
construction in
Middlesex, New
Jersey.
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