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Smart design for high CO2 removal for natural gas production
Recent oil and gas discoveries provide an increasing outlook for gas fields containing CO2 content of 10 mol% to as high as 70 mol% of CO2.
New in gas processing technology
Industrial maintenance technicians need to be vigilant in inspecting gas systems to ensure that they are working to maximum capability.
US Industry Metrics
In the US, natural gas prices have been sliding throughout the autumn as gas production remains steady on the year, despite dropping rig counts.
Gas processing news
The first shipment of LNG from the Gladstone LNG project in Australia was loaded in mid-October for delivery to South Korea.
Executive Q&A viewpoint
The gas processing industry continues to improve its focus on safe practices for humans and the environment.
Editorial comment
The gas processing industry continues to address the issue of emissions from gas production and processing.
Boxscore Construction Analysis
Despite Western sanctions, Russian natural gas producer Gazprom, together with partner Shell, plans to start building the third stage of the LNG plant on Sakhalin Island.
Mitigate corrosion in sweet gas amine units
An extensive review of acid gas removal units covering five decades and more than 120 amine units showed that units treating sweet gases (i.e., those with CO2 only) presented the worst risks of corrosion.
Niobrara/DJ gas processing buildout slows, despite continued service expansion
The Niobrara/Denver-Julesburg (DJ) basin has been one of the fastest-growing gas producing areas in North America during the past few years.
Small-scale methanol technologies offer flexibility, cost effectiveness
Gas monetization through the production of methanol using small-scale plants could be a promising option.
Gas-to-power networks expand global opportunity for gas
New gas discoveries, in combination with advances in technology, are making it possible to address previously insurmountable energy challenges in underserved regions of the world.
Catalyst development enables innovative OCM technology application
Access to shale reserves and advances in hydraulic fracturing technology have created an abundance of recoverable natural gas and lightweight NGL in various regions of the world, but nowhere has the impact been more pronounced than in the US.
Pair NGL recovery with LNG production to improve processing economics
In recent years, the use of LNG as a clean-burning alternative to coal, gasoline and diesel has grown dramatically.
Design an alternate purge system for an LNG plant fired heater
LNG trade is expanding globally at a rapid pace. Natural gas is brought to market either with a traditional pipeline or through an LNG supply chain.
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New in gas processing technology
Maag’s new S Series of screw pumps is said to offer the process industries a variety of options for conveying challenging fluids.
US Industry Metrics
In the US, natural gas prices dropped throughout the summer amid high gas production and sedated oil prices.
Gas processing news
GE Oil & Gas has shipped two LNG compressor trains that are being supplied for the development of Dominion’s Cove Point LNG export facility, currently under construction by IHI E&C International Corp. and Kiewit Energy Co.
Executive Q&A viewpoint
In June, Cheniere Energy Inc. revealed plans for two significant LNG project developments that are expected to add up to 19 MMtpy of incremental LNG production capacity and bring Cheniere’s aggregate nominal LNG production capacity to 60 MMtpy by 2025.
Editorial comment
LNG is an increasingly important source of energy for gas importers and a growing business for gas exporters.
Boxscore Construction Analysis
Gaz-System sa’s $3-B, 5-Bcmy Świnoujście LNG terminal (also referred as Polskie LNG) is an LNG import terminal under construction in Świnoujście, Poland.
Predict gas hydrate formation temperature with a simple correlation
Hydrate formation temperature (HFT) can be precisely predicted using a new, simple correlation.
Western Canada welcomes expanding gas supply, processing capacity
Gas processing plant utilization is fairly steady in Canada, despite oil price levels that have impacted propane and ethane values.
Limit single-source peak flaring load with staggered depressurization
Emergency depressurization is an important safeguarding measure to reduce the failure potential of a vessel.
Commercializing flared gas for the Nigerian market through small-scale liquefaction
Natural gas is an underutilized energy and chemical resource in Nigeria, despite the country having 187 Tcf of proven reserves.
Setting the stage for the future of smaller-scale GTL
In May 1954, athlete Roger Bannister broke the four-minute-mile barrier—something that, only a few years prior, experts had stated was impossible.
The new GTL: Small-scale technology will propel GTL ahead
The unlocking of shale gas reserves through horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing has stimulated interest in the oil and gas industry in GTL technologies.
Brayton refrigeration cycles for small-scale LNG
LNG is an industrial process of great importance, with a worldwide baseload production capacity of approximately 300 metric MMtpy, primarily from large-scale baseload LNG plants with capacities of 3 metric MMtpy to 8 metric MMtpy per processing train.
What’s new in gas processing technology
Burckhardt Compression has received a number of orders for its Laby-GI compressor system for fuel gas supply.
US Industry Metrics
In the US, Henry Hub natural gas spot prices hit a brief spike above $3/MMBtu in May, but then swung back down into the range of $2.50/MMBtu–$3/MMBtu, where they had bounced through most of March and April.
- 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
