Maintenance/Reliability
Chevron's Wheatstone LNG facility faced turbine trip
A turbine at Chevron's Wheatstone LNG facility tripped, causing one of the trains, which are units that LNG to operate at 50% capacity.
Power outages in parts of UAE's Sharjah due to technical fault at gas plant
Parts of Sharjah, one of the United Arab Emirates neighboring Middle East trade hub Dubai, are suffering power outages due to a technical fault at a gas plant.
TC Energy isolates Columbia gas line section in Virginia, declares force majeure
TC Energy's Columbia Gas Transmission Pipeline declared a force majeure after isolating a section of its 'Line VB' pipeline after detecting a pressure drop due to an unplanned incident along Interstate 81 in Strasburg, Virginia.
Cheniere Energy returns Louisiana LNG export plant to full production
Cheniere Energy Inc's Sabine Pass LNG export facility returned to full production this week after undergoing maintenance.
Detecting operator-induced faults on a liquid expander
This case study examines a LNG plant that thought they found a way to shorten the start-up time for liquid expanders. The result was not as expected. Fortunately, the condition monitoring system and service specialists provided diagnostic information to understand the problem better and avoid a catastrophic failure.
Montauk Renewables, Inc. to develop RNG facility in Orange County, California
Montauk Renewables, Inc., through its subsidiary, Bowerman Power LFG, LLC, announced its planned development of a renewable natural gas landfill gas project in Irvine, CA at the Frank R. Bowerman Landfill.
Shell resumes maintenance at key Norway gas terminal
Shell has resumed maintenance work at Norway's Nyhamna gas processing plant, which had been postponed last week due to a problem with the facility's cooling systems, the company said in a statement.
Equinor says production at Hammerfest LNG to resume
Norway's Equinor plans to restart production at its Arctic LNG plant in Hammerfest after it was shut down due to a gas leak, the company said in a market message.
Next generation tank lining delivers next-level service lives
The experts at Sherwin-Williams offer a variety of factors to consider when choosing tank linings and is raising the standard for years to come with our latest generation of single-coat epoxy tank linings.
Russia to mothball damaged Nord Stream pipeline
Russia's ruptured undersea Nord Stream gas pipelines are set to be sealed up and mothballed as there are no immediate plans to repair or reactivate them.
Fouling in gas processing facilities: Testing, root cause analysis and mitigation—Part 2
Fouling in gas processing facilities can take on several different forms, depending on the conditions where it occurs and the contaminants involved.
The impact of imposed high-temperature piping loads on the chronic failures of steam turbine-driven compressor units in gas compression plants
This article examines liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) gas compressors that employ steam turbines as drivers (FIG. 1) which consistently faced chronic issues during operating conditions—compressor trips due to malfunctions were observed on the turbine side.
Avoid costly startup delays with a MAC
Almost every oil and gas company has experienced the chaos that comes with trying to finish a startup in its final days. The good news is that this does not have to be the status quo. Steps can be taken to dramatically reduce integration challenges and keep projects on time and on budget.
- REV LNG and HOPA continue LNG bunkering in Hamilton with first european vessel
- Russia's Arctic-2 LNG set to start production during 2023
- LNG imports from Russia rise, despite cuts in pipeline gas
- Qatar natural gas production and exports stable as country eyes expansion
- Norway approves connection of Western Europe's largest LNG plant to grid
