Plant/Process Optimization

Amarinth installs new cryogenic pump at Air Products' Didcot, UK facility

Amarinth has successfully delivered a state-of-the-art cryogenic pump replacement to Air Products at its Didcot facility in the UK.

Yokogawa to acquire Web Synergies, a provider of IT and integrated IT/OT solutions

Yokogawa Electric Corp. has finalized an agreement to acquire Singapore-based Web Synergies, a leading provider of information technology (IT) and integrated IT and operational technology (OT) solutions.

Calpine, ExxonMobil sign CO2 transportation and storage agreement for power generation project

ExxonMobil Corporation announced an agreement with Calpine Corporation, the nation’s largest producer of electricity from natural gas, to transport and permanently store up to 2 MM metric tpy of CO2 from Calpine’s Baytown Energy Center, a cogeneration facility near Houston.

Optimizing NGL treatment for sulfur and methanol reduction at Pembina NGL Corporation’s Redwater fractionation plant—Part 1

4/23/2025

This case study details how Pembina NGL Corp. reduced sulfur and methanol in its NGL treatment at the Redwater fractionation plant in Alberta, Canada.

Tackling the effect of different impurities in CCS pipelines

4/23/2025

Controlling impurities in carbon capture and storage pipelines is key reducing CO2 emissions. This article presents an analysis of how trace components in CO2 streams impact thermodynamic and transport properties with potential long-term consequences on asset integrity.

Argent LNG to assess Honeywell's digital technology at Louisiana LNG terminal (U.S.)

Honeywell and Argent LNG have signed an agreement to assess the use of Honeywell’s innovative pretreatment solutions at a new LNG export terminal to be constructed in Port Fourchon, Louisiana (U.S.)

Enhance rotating equipment reliability: Implementing a bad actor program in the oil and gas industry

4/22/2025

Bad actor programs play a critical role in enhancing equipment reliability and optimizing maintenance costs within industrial plants. This article explores the implementation of such a program at Saudi Aramco’s Yanbu natural gas liquids Fractionation Department, focusing on rotating equipment such as pumps, compressors, turbines and motors.

Optimizing gas analysis in carbon capture, utilization and storage

4/22/2025

The CCUS market encompasses wide-ranging applications, with different challenges when it comes to gas analysis. No two CCUS applications are the same, and each therefore requires a tailored approach to best meet gas analysis requirements. The selection of a gas analyzer depends on more than the gases that it can detect, as it must also consider the number of gases that can be measured by a single system, precision and accuracy of the measurement, complexity of the installation, ongoing maintenance requirements, lifecycle costs, and other factors.

Innovations

4/21/2025

These are some of the latest innovations in the gas processing and LNG sector.

Modular LNG plant design: Safety, efficiency and scalability

4/21/2025

LNG plants have undergone significant changes in their design, construction timelines and overall project management approaches in recent years. One of the most notable changes is the shift towards modular construction, which offers several benefits, including faster assembly, reduced risks and a lower cost.

Digital Exclusive: Ten ways AI is expediting construction projects in the processing industry

Like most construction megaprojects, processing projects have scaled up in complexity while offsetting that complexity using tools such as computer-aided design (CAD), building information modeling (BIM) and project management software. The bad news for the processing industries is that complexity has been outpacing the implementation of productivity tools—however, this may be about to change.

Abu Dhabi's ADNOC mulls bid for Aethon's U.S. natural gas assets

Abu Dhabi state oil company ADNOC is in the early stages of considering a bid for investment firm Aethon Energy Management's U.S. natural gas assets.

Alexandroupolis LNG terminal to restart soon and hit capacity by September

The 4.3-MMtpy Alexandroupolis LNG terminal in Greece will begin a gradual restart soon and reach full capacity by September. Gastrade halted operations at Alexandroupolis in late January, citing technical issues

Rakishev's Fincraft Group plans to launch Borankol gas processing plant in Kazakhstan in June

The Borankol Gas Processing Plant (GPP) in Kazakhstan is scheduled for commissioning in June 2025, the head of Fincraft Group Kenes Rakishev said.

Singapore port authority receives proposals for scaling up LNG marine fuel supply

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has received a total of 14 proposals to scale up the supply of LNG for marine fuel, the government body said

Yokogawa launches OpreX Plant Stewardship

Yokogawa Electric Corp. has launched its OpreX™ Plant Stewardship, the most comprehensive lifecycle service program in the company’s OpreX Sustainable Maintenance family, to support customers in achieving and sustaining operational excellence.

AIQ and Gulf Energy Information collaborate to further enrich ENERGYai with industry intelligence

Gulf Energy to provide AIQ with exclusive access to its proprietary datasets, and industry-leading documents. ENERGY is already trained on petabytes of operational data from ADNOC, and this agreement will provide the solution with access to even greater quantities of relevant, high-quality industry information.

Carbon Clean announces successful completion of world’s first industrial deployment of CycloneCC

Carbon Clean announced the successful completion of the world’s first industrial deployment of CycloneCC. The modular unit has achieved the major milestone of around 4,000 operating hours over a six-month period, delivering a high-purity CO2 product

Phillips 66 completes acquisition of EPIC NGL for $2.2 B

Phillips 66 announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of EPIC Y-Grade GP, LLC and EPIC Y-Grade, LP, which own various subsidiaries and long-haul natural gas liquids pipelines, fractionation facilities and distribution systems (EPIC NGL) for total cash consideration of approximately $2.2 B.

TotalEnergies and partners launch the 2nd phase of Northern Lights CCS project

TotalEnergies and its partners, Equinor and Shell, announced the Final Investment Decision (FID) of the second phase of the Northern Lights development, which will increase the project transport and storage capacity from 1.5 MMtpy to more than 5 MMtpy of CO2 from 2028.

EnviTec Biogas commissions its largest U.S. anaerobic digestion plant

It is expected to produce 483 standard cubic feet per minute of renewable natural gas (778 Nm³/h biomethane), equivalent to around 177,000 MMBtu/yr

Shell unveils market strategy during Capital Markets Day

During Shell’s Capital Markets Day 2025, it unveiled the next steps in the execution of its strategy. Shell is strengthening its commitment to value creation and maintaining its focus on performance, discipline and simplification.

Wison Engineering signs FEED contract with WasteFuel for Ankara Green Methanol project in Turkey

The ITC-WasteFuel project plans to utilize biogas generated from the waste treatment facilities of ITC in Ankara to produce green methanol. This marks Turkey's first biogas-to-methanol project.

Solvang to use Inmarsat's NexusWave satellite technology on its ethylene, ethane/gas carriers

Inmarsat Maritime has signed an agreement with Solvang to equip the company’s fleet with Inmarsat’s NexusWave fully managed bonded connectivity service to support the leading gas shipping company’s evolving crew and business connectivity requirements.

Brazil's government wants lower prices for natural gas pipeline and processing

Brazil could cut prices for firms to access gas pipelines and natural gas processing units, in a bid to lower consumer prices, Brazil's Minister of Mines and Energy said

Sherwin-Williams expands global core product offering for customers worldwide

Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine has unveiled new Global Core coatings that include an inorganic zinc primer, epoxy primer, epoxy intermediate coat and urethane topcoat. These versatile coatings can be used to create multi-layer coating systems for corrosion protection and aesthetics for a wide range of applications

Kent secures engineering/execution of UK compressor station project

Kent announced its integral role in the delivery of a major infrastructure project at the Wormington Compressor Station in Gloucestershire, UK. This project, delivered on behalf of United Living Infrastructure Services (ULIS), is designed to enhance the resilience and sustainability of the UK’s gas network.

Egypt to lease German gas liquefaction unit to bolster production

Egypt, which has struggled with declining domestic gas production, plans to lease a German floating gas liquefaction unit, the Egyptian petroleum ministry said.

Cheniere to use electricity to cut emissions from LNG production

Top U.S. LNG producer Cheniere plans on using electricity from the Texas grid at some of its LNG facilities to reduce emissions.

Chart Industries' technology to be used for Blue Spruce Operating's Dry Piney helium and carbon sequestration project (U.S.)

Chart Industries was selected by Blue Spruce Operating LLC to provide the Nitrogen Rejection Unit and helium process technology and associated equipment for their Dry Piney Helium and Carbon Sequestration Project to be located in Sublette County, Wyoming (U.S.).