Editorial comment

Adrienne Blume, Editor New gas processing project announcements have slowed due to energy price uncertainty and the downturn in the oil market. High construction costs have pressured projects for most industry segments, leading to project suspensions, delays in final investment decisions and cancellations for some projects.  However, examining the new projects announced between June 2014 and June 2016 provides a good estimate of the trend in gas processing project activity worldwide. Table 1 shows new gas processing projects announced around the world between mid-2014 and mid-2016, according to the June 2016 Hydrocarbon Processing Construction Boxscore survey. Meanwhile, the total numbe