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Adapting traditional business models for an increasingly fragmented LNG industry
Since the 1960s, when LNG was first exported commercially from Algeria, natural gas trade via waterborne cryogenic cargoes has seen consistently strong growth.
Floating LNG market overview: Has FLNG crested the wave?
Following the oil price crash in 2014, coupled with the view of an oversupplied LNG market, sanctioned volumes of new LNG supply dropped considerably between 2015 and 2017.
Case studies of troubleshooting amine treating foaming—Part 2
In Part 2 of this article, a second real case is presented for troubleshooting of an amine unit with foaming problems.
Environmental considerations for construction of the Dragón-CIGMA pipeline
Venezuelan state oil firm Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) proposed the Mariscal Sucre Project (MSP) to develop offshore gas reservoirs in the northern Paria Peninsula.
Opportunities for increasing efficiency in small- to mid-scale LNG plants—Part 1
A few factors are incentivizing lifecycle cost (LCC)-focused production capacity for mid-scale LNG in a different technological context.
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For the third time in its 47-yr history, Gastech is returning to Houston, Texas.
Regional Focus: Singapore moves closer to becoming a global LNG trading hub
Amid strong demand for LNG in the Asia-Pacific region and the need to secure regular gas supplies on a large scale, Singapore may become a major regional hub for LNG trade.
Predict centrifugal compressor performance in off-design condition
Centrifugal compressors are vital components within process plants.
US Industry Metrics
Strong natural gas production, along with rapidly rising demand, resulted in record-high NGL production of 4.7 MMbpd in February 2019.
Global Project Data
Energy Web Atlas is tracking more than 420 active gas processing and LNG projects around the world.
Gas Processing News
Cogent Midstream LLC will construct an approximately 25-mi pipeline to deliver residue gas from its Big Lake natural gas processing complex, located in Reagan County in the Midland Basin of West Texas, to Kinder Morgan’s Gulf Coast Express Pipeline (GCX Pipeline).
Case studies of troubleshooting amine treating foaming—Part 1
Amine solution foaming is a phenomenon that has been intensively studied and reported.
Efficiency improvements in liquefaction using vortex feed gas precooling
In today’s competitive energy environment, low-cost LNG from North America, the Middle East and Russia/CIS is the most economic way for energy-disadvantaged countries and remote areas throughout the world to reduce their dependency on higher-cost and dirtier fossil fuels.
The insoluble equation: How to balance Europe’s natural gas supply and demand
The European gas industry is not a homogenous entity; it is a patchwork quilt of countries with different energy portfolios, different legislation and different energy mixes.
Optimal gas pretreatment technologies for developing FLNG projects
Floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) technology is expected to be the next technological breakthrough for monetizing offshore stranded gas fields and transporting gas to areas of consumption.
EWAnalysis: US LNG producers eye major growth
The US LNG market has experienced rapid growth over the past decade due to the availability of inexpensive feedstock and increased worldwide demand.
Regional Focus: Nigeria moves to expand its liquefaction capacity
The award in July 2018 of long-awaited contracts for the front-end engineering design (FEED) of Nigeria’s Train 7 gas plant expansion project to two consortia is the country’s latest attempt to address the enormous challenges of gas flaring and gas shortages for power plants and domestic consumption.
Editorial Comment
On the changing landscape of global natural gas trade, the US has magnified its export power by remaining a net exporter for 13 months as of February 2019.
US Industry Metrics
The Henry Hub natural gas spot price averaged $3.13/MMBtu in January 2019, down 91 cents/MMBtu from December 2018, as temperatures in most of the US remained milder than average despite a short cold snap.
Best practices for design and operation of reboilers with plate-fin BAHXs
Brazed aluminum heat exchangers (BAHXs) are used in cryogenic reboiler applications for natural gas processing and ethylene production.
New in Gas Processing Technology
BASF and The Linde Group’s engineering division have agreed on a collaboration to serve natural gas processing applications using BASF’s adsorbent technology and Linde’s adsorption and membrane technology.
Global Project Data
The Energy Web Atlas is tracking nearly 400 active gas processing/LNG projects around the world.
Remote, robotic removal of catalysts from reactors
In the 1970s, the first commercial remote-operated vehicles (ROVs) for the offshore oil and gas industry were developed.
Dynamic optimization of integrated electricity and steam network
Cost reduction and energy efficiency have been priorities for most industrial plants in recent years.
Export potential and challenges for North American LNG from unconventional gas
North America’s shale gas “revolution” has been a game-changer for the global energy industry, and has been particularly significant for the transformation of the US LNG industry.
Gas and the energy transition—repurposing the system with hydrogen
DNV GL’s “2018 energy transition outlook,” an independent forecast of the world energy mix in the lead-up to 2050, predicts that global upstream gas capital expenditure (CAPEX) will grow from $960 B in 2015 to a peak of $1.13 T in 2025.
EWAnalysis: Canada comes late to LNG; projects and prospects mixed
Canada has abundant natural gas resources.
Executive Viewpoint: BHGE developing technology-driven solutions to reduce total cost of ownership
While BHGE recently won new orders for LNG projects, the company remains committed to differentiating the business, implementing solutions proven in LNG into other applications of the oil and gas value chain.
Industry Trends: Russia and US go head-to-head over EU gas market
Lower-cost Russian gas will likely continue to dominate the EU market in the coming years, despite the growth in oil prices, to which Russian gas prices are linked.
- Gasum selects Wärtsilä for another bio-LNG project in Sweden
- Vanguard Renewables breaks ground on its first organics-to-renewable gas facility
- Linde selected to supply carbon capture technology to ADNOC’S Hail and Ghasha project
- Tecnimont to build waste-to-biogas plant to fuel local kitchens in India
- Topsoe, Aramco sign JDA to advance low-carbon hydrogen solutions using eREACT™
