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Marcellus-Utica gas processing builds, despite oil price slump
Oil prices have fallen by more than 50% since the June 2014 high of $107.20/bbl, prompting many upstream and oilfield-services companies to slash their 2015 budgets.
Troubleshoot and solve a gas treater downcomer unsealing problem: Part 2
The ADGAS Integrated Gas Development (IGD) fuel gas treatment (FGT) system is a methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) absorber-regenerator system designed to supply 25 MMscfd of sweet fuel gas (having less than 20 ppm of H2S) for the IGD turbines and the flare purge and pilots.
The ‘seven deadly sins’ of filtration and separation systems
Separation systems play a fundamental role in gas processing, both for reliability and as enabling devices for enhanced throughput and process stability.
Powering the changing landscape of shale gas
Natural gas is one of the most abundant resources to come out of the horizontal drilling revolution in unconventional plays.
Optimize capacity and efficiency for an amine unit
The removal of carbon dioxide (CO2) from natural gas is a necessary treating step prior to cryogenic processing.
Consider low-strength acid gas processing retrofit options for sulfur recovery
The natural gas fields feeding Saudi Aramco’s Haradh gas plant in Haradh, Saudi Arabia contain gas with more CO2 content than H2S.
What’s new in gas processing technology
Nextteq’s line of Gastec pumps and detector tubes precisely measures gases and vapors in over 600 applications, making it useful for gas detection and measurement, as well as for detecting leaks and fugitive emissions.
Gas processing news
Swiss chemicals firm INEOS is planning to invest $1 B in UK onshore shale gas exploration and appraisal.
US Industry Metrics
In the US, Henry Hub natural gas and NGL spot prices bounced back up in February after a prolonged decline over the preceding 12 months.
Executive Q&A viewpoint
The oil and gas industry has undergone massive changes during the past three years and continues to be in flux.
Gas seperation
The Ichthys LNG project is a JV between INPEX, Total and the Australian subsidiaries of Tokyo Gas, Osaka Gas, Chubu Electric Power and Toho Gas.
Editorial comment
Falling crude oil prices have impacted profit forecasts for oil and gas producers, as well as for petrochemical makers and gas processors.
Boxscore Construction Analysis
Large quantities of shale gas, tight gas and coalbed methane are being discovered and extracted in the vast Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB), which covers southwestern Manitoba, southern Saskatchewan, Alberta (AB), northeastern British Columbia (BC) and the southwest corner of the Northwest Territories.
Consider key factors in pipeline wall thickness calculation and selection
Pipeline wall thickness plays a significant role in mitigating the risk of loss of mechanical integrity and pipeline failure—scenarios that pose danger to people and to the environment.
Show Preview: EMGC
Eastern Mediterranean Gas Conference (EMGC) 2015 is the premier event for professionals working in, or seeking to be involved in, the significant offshore gas reserves in the Eastern Mediterranean.
US shale plays undergo ‘Darwinian’ adjustments
At year-end 2014, oil and gas supply and demand were slightly out of balance, but the resulting drop in oil prices—which saw a decrease of nearly 50% at one point—was mostly a reaction to projections of future oversupply, according to Keith King, managing director at Dallas-based Moyes & Co.
Troubleshoot and solve a gas treater downcomer unsealing problem: Part 1
The ADGAS Integrated Gas Development (IGD) project in Abu Dhabi transfers 900 MMscfd of dry gas from gas wells to the Habshan industrial site through a 30-in. pipeline.
Use refrigeration to boost liquids recovery from LPG-rich gas
Technology is improving day by day to increase the profitability of gas processing plants.
Why New England pays a premium during peak gas demand
Last winter, New England experienced one of its coldest winters in more than a century.
Perform transient analysis of a gas pipeline
Natural gas pipelines are increasingly important pieces of infrastructure to help maintain the high momentum of gas production, especially shale gas.
What’s new in gas processing technology
The Atlas Copco TP Series residue gas compressor incorporates a three- to four-stage, dual-pinion integral gear design that delivers high flow levels and superior performance for NGL recovery plants.
Gas processing news
Bechtel has announced that all 260 modules comprising the three LNG plants the company is building on Curtis Island in Queensland, Australia, are now onsite.
US Industry Metrics
In the US, Henry Hub and NGL prices decreased through most of 2014, although production of natural gas and NGL continued to rise.
Executive Q&A viewpoint
By year-end 2014, oil and gas prices slumped as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), which controls more than one-third of the global output of oil, continued steady production.
Pumps and Valves
Pumps and valves for LNG service have many exclusive design characteristics and specifications that must be accounted for and followed during the development of an LNG terminal, storage tank or vessel.
Editorial comment
Pipelines and terminals make up a significant portion of the gas processing and transport infrastructure.
Boxscore Construction Analysis
The first tanker loadings of LNG from BG Group’s $20-B Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) project, located on Curtis Island offshore Queensland, Australia, began on December 28.
Maximize cost and safety benefits of scavenging H2S at the wellhead
It has been estimated by multiple parties that roughly 19 Tcf of natural gas exists in the US in reservoirs that are contaminated with hydrogen sulfide (H2S).
Benchmarking GHG emissions from cryogenic gas processing
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions became a focal point in the US gas processing industry in 2009 when the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed regulation to require the reporting of GHG emissions in the petroleum and natural gas sectors under its Subpart W rule.
Optimize facility design with advances in air emissions modeling
Hydrocarbon processing systems and storage tanks are significant sources of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions in the US.
- 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™
