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Editorial comment
According to GIIGNL’s 2018 Annual Report, global LNG trade expanded by 3.5 Bft3d in 2018, to 38.2 Bft3d—a record 10% increase.
US Industry Metrics
According to data from the EIA’s Petroleum Supply Monthly publication, released in February, US production of natural gas plant liquids (NGL) increased for the 12th straight year in 2017.
New in Gas Processing Technology
YESCO Co. Ltd., a South Korea-based natural gas supplier, has implemented a Schneider Electric Monitoring and Control software solution, part of Schneider Electric’s Industrial Software Platform.
Gas Processing News
An Egyptian company will buy $15 B of Israeli natural gas, as announced in two 10-yr agreements, a major deal that Israel hopes will strengthen diplomatic ties.
Minimize flaring with modifications to flare gas recovery unit
Every refinery has a pressure relief and flare system to enable safe handling and disposal of hydrocarbon vapors and liquids.
Supervise gas turbine speed and axial load to control exhaust temperature
Supervision and control of gas turbines are complex tasks that require expert experience.
Go East, young man: Eastern Canada offers viability for LNG projects—Part 2
A few projects will likely find a commercial path at some point in the future, but, in the meantime, producers are able to contemplate a viable and complementary near-term solution to the east.
Proper regeneration of molecular sieves in TSA processes—Part 2
The regeneration of molecular sieves is the most crucial step in temperature swing adsorption (TSA) processes.
Challenges and opportunities for equation-based hydrates prediction
Gas hydrates may form in any location where free gas, water, and the appropriate temperature and pressure exist, such as in natural gas production, transportation and processing systems.
Editorial Comment
At CERAWeek by IHS Markit, held in Houston in March, IEA Director Fatih Birol said that the world would soon see a major second wave of shale gas production from the US in response to higher energy prices and growing demand from India and China.
Regional Focus
Mozambique and Tanzania hold an estimated 180 Tft3 and 57 Tft3 of proven natural gas reserves, respectively.
Surfactant contaminants in feed gas streams to amine units—The phantom foaming agent
Contamination in feed gas streams to processing plants is a leading cause of lost revenue, upsets and low throughput.
Proper regeneration of molecular sieves in TSA processes—Part 1
The regeneration of molecular sieves is the most crucial step in temperature swing adsorption (TSA) processes.
US Industry Metrics
In the wake of January’s “bomb cyclone” weather event that brought freezing temperatures, snow and ice to a large portion of the US, Henry Hub natural gas spot prices rocketed upward as residential and commercial consumption of natural gas spiked.
Go East, young man: Eastern Canada offers viability for LNG projects—Part 1
The phrase, “Go West, young man” is widely credited to the American New-York Tribune newspaper editor and author Horace Greeley in the year 1865.
New in Gas Processing Technology
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) has concluded an agreement to license technology for its flue gas carbon dioxide (CO2) capture plant to PJSC Metafrax, a major Russian chemical company.
Gas Processing News
HIMA, an independent provider of smart safety solutions, has signed a long-term service contract with INPEX to support the maintenance of the safety instrumented systems at the Ichthys LNG project in Australia.
Business Trends
In the business of hydrocarbon production, accurate accounting of produced fluids and gases is critical from a process control, management and fiscal perspective.
Editorial Comment
The US East Coast will send out its first LNG exports in early 2018 as Dominion Energy’s Cove Point LNG export facility in Lusby, Maryland becomes operational.
Automated process for cooldown of main cryogenic heat exchanger
No matter how reliable an LNG plant is, situations will arise that require restart from a shutdown condition.
Meet compression train base package design requirements for FPSOs—Part 2
Floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels are used throughout the world for the processing of oil and gas, for oil storage and for offloading to a tanker or through a pipeline.
Software development for designing gas adsorption processes
Adsorption in the oil, gas and petrochemical industries is used for separation and purification of different gas and liquid streams.
LNG plant design in cold climates
Monetizing natural gas via LNG technology in cold climates (e.g., Kenai, Alaska; Hammerfest, Norway; and Sakhalin, Russia) has proven commercially viable.
New in Gas Processing Technology
AMETEK Land’s Near Infrared Borescope (NIR-B) 3XR enhanced thermal imager is helping Air Liquide continuously measure the temperature of tube walls within its steam methane reformers (SMRs).
US Industry Metrics
In the US, Henry Hub natural gas spot prices slid toward $2.50/MMBtu in October, according to US EIA data, after hovering in the range of $2.75/MMBtu–$3/MMBtu through much of the summer.
Gas Processing News
GTT received an order from South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries for a new floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU).
Executive Viewpoint
In one of the toughest markets in the history of gas compression, we are challenged to deliver more with less.
Business Trends
Indonesia, home to 260 MM people on 14,000 islands across a vast archipelago, is estimated to become the seventh-largest economy in the world by 2030, with such growth expected to boost the nation’s energy consumption by 80% from present levels.<sup>1</sup>
Editorial Comment
At October’s HPI Forecast Breakfast for our sister publication, <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i>, I shared <i>Gas Processing</i>’s forecast on change in the LNG industry.
Industry metrics
In the US, Henry Hub natural gas spot prices hovered around $3/MMBtu in August, according to US EIA data.
- Gasum selects Wärtsilä for another bio-LNG project in Sweden
- Vaisala seeks to remove greenwashing from carbon capture with new measurement solution
- Vanguard Renewables breaks ground on its first organics-to-renewable gas facility
- Amarinth secures $1-MM order of API 610 pumps for Coral North FLNG project in Mozambique
- Linde selected to supply carbon capture technology to ADNOC’S Hail and Ghasha project
