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Gas processing news
The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) on April 15 ratified the EN15940 standard for paraffinic diesel fuels, such as Shell's GTL fuel.
LNG technology
As global demand for natural gas increases, interest in unlocking and monetizing stranded gas reserves in ultra-deep waters that are difficult to develop with conventional technology will return.
President's Letter
The last thing you need right now is another dreary recitation of industry statistics that show how hard hit the global oil and gas industry has been in the last 18 months.
Executive Q&A viewpoint
Emerging technology solutions to address growing petrochemicals demand and gas production are meeting with intense interest.
Editorial comment
A trend is seen in North American supplies of NGL, which have increased significantly over the past five years, as production has expanded in liquids-rich shale and tight gas plays.
Boxscore Construction Analysis
Chinese investors are accelerating their expansion into Russia’s oil and gas sector through the acquisition of stakes in key industry projects.
Methanol economy gains ground with technology, market developments
The Nobel Prize winner in chemistry, Dr. George Olah, and co-authors published a book in 2006 titled Beyond Oil and Gas: The Methanol Economy.
Carbon dioxide-tolerant nitrogen rejection reduces costs
For commercial-scale nitrogen (N2) removal, cryogenic distillation is the only cost-effective technology.
Understand the impact of hydrocarbon coabsorption losses on gas plant revenues
Gas development projects face growing challenges from increasingly sour resources with relatively high levels of carbon dioxide (CO2), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), mercaptans and carbonyl sulfide (COS), as well as tighter sales specifications and stricter environmental emissions standards.
Remove mercaptans from hydrocarbon condensates and NGL streams
Here, the removal of mercaptan components from a hydrocarbon condensate stream at a Canadian gas plant, using a novel removal chemistry and separation technology, is investigated.
New in gas processing technology
International classification society ABS granted approval in principle (AIP) to US-based Altair for its Cubic Donut Tank System (CDTS) LNG containment concept.
US Industry Metrics
In the US, Henry Hub natural gas spot prices fell through most of January and February and hit their lowest levels in 20 years in early March, according to the US EIA’s March 10 “Natural gas weekly update.”
Gas processing news
The Gasification and Syngas Technologies Council, formerly known as the Gasification Technologies Council, will now encompass the syngas production, processing and conversion industries.
Executive viewpoint
In December 2015, leaders from across the globe gathered in the suburbs of Paris to discuss the potential implications of climate change and, most critically, the corresponding role that society should play in addressing it.
Editorial comment
According to a World Energy Council (WEC)-Accenture Strategy joint report released in February, the growth of unconventional gas is effecting structural changes on global gas markets and prices.
Boxscore Construction Analysis
Bolivian state energy company Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) is the largest natural gas supplier in South America.
Efficiently design and operate vertical gas/liquid separators
Gas/liquid separators, or knockout drums, are used to eliminate liquid droplets from incoming multiphase flows and prevent liquid carryover to downstream compressors and rotating equipment.
North America’s top gas processors consolidate in 2015
By year-end 2015, activities by independent US gas processing companies proved to be nearly as volatile as oil and gas prices.
Minimize evaporation losses by calculating boiloff gas in LPG storage tanks
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is stored and transported in tanks as a cryogenic liquid, at a temperature below its boiling point near atmospheric pressure.
Meet Subpart W emissions compliance with automated data integration
On October 30, 2009, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule (referred to as 40 CFR Part 98), which requires reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) data and other relevant information from large sources and suppliers in the US.
New in gas processing technology
Classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has granted approval in principle (AIP) to a 4,000-m3 bunkering ship concept developed by French LNG containment manufacturer GTT.
US Industry Metrics
In the US, Henry Hub natural gas spot prices continued their extended decline through the turn of 2016, but were seen picking back up slightly in early January as residential and commercial gas consumption increased with the onset of lower temperatures in some regions.
Gas processing news
Kiewit Energy Co. and Air Products have agreed to collaborate on small-scale LNG projects in North America to meet growing demand for LNG production.
Executive Q&A viewpoint
During the past decade, strong economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region—particularly China, Japan and India—has stimulated increased energy demand.
Editorial comment
In the US, LNG export terminal operators are gearing up to send liquefied natural gas to world markets.
Boxscore Construction Analysis
Turkmenistan, located in Central Asia on the Caspian Sea, plans to significantly increase its presence in the global gas market.
Reduce gas plant costs and shutdowns with appropriate antifoam substitutes
A frequent problem in gas plants is foaming, which occurs during the gas sweetening process.
Haynesville gas processors consolidate amid production slump
North American upstream companies drilled tens of thousands of uneconomic wells due to an unprecedented access to debt capital—especially high-yield debt—from 2009 to 2014.
Optimize amine process design using liquid-phase turbochargers
Acid gas removal is a critical process step in natural gas processing and syngas production for ammonia and other uses.
Employ a main automation contractor for LNG project success
In today’s competitive and constantly changing technical and business environments, continuous complex demands are being placed on process automation systems.
- Japan's Mitsubishi to acquire stake in Petronas LNG plant
- McDermott awarded Rovuma LNG Phase 1 FEED contract in Mozambique
- Wood leads industry project to accelerate CCUS with guidelines for CO2 specifications
- Fincantieri LNG-powered Star Princess launched in Monfalcone
- Picarro launches handheld solution for natural gas leak investigation and closed-loop leak management
- Picarro launches handheld solution for natural gas leak investigation and closed-loop leak management
- Fincantieri LNG-powered Star Princess launched in Monfalcone
- Sonatrach, Saudi Aramco raise prices for LPG by 3%–4% in October
- Amarinth secures $1-MM order of API 610 pumps for Coral North FLNG project in Mozambique
