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Editorial comment
Gas production sites, processing plants, storage tanks and custody-transfer systems are all potential sources of emissions.
Boxscore Construction Analysis
The European downstream construction sector is a tale of two cities.
GTL innovation produces clean base oils from natural gas
The idea to produce base oil for lubricant applications using natural gas as the hydrocarbon source was developed 40 years ago at the Shell Technology Center in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
What’s new in gas processing technology
PECAT, a pigging-based inspection tool supplied by Circor Energy-Pipeline Engineering, is helping operators and contractors schedule and plan effective inline inspections (ILI) of pipelines.
Combine FLNG and CNG vessels to exploit stranded gas reserves
In the drive to monetize stranded offshore gas fields, LNG and CNG are often thought of as competitors.
Marcellus and Utica shales attract more gas processing infrastructure
Of all the US states containing shale plays, Pennsylvania and West Virginia have reported the largest net increases in natural gas proven reserves.
Optimize compressor parameters for reduced inlet pressure and gas flow
Produced gas pressure at the wellhead normally is not sufficient to allow export for sales and further treatment.
Improve amine unit efficiency by optimizing operating conditions
How can the efficiency of an amine gas sweetening unit be improved without additional capital investment?
Gas plant diversity united by economics, flexibility and proven design
When examining technology options for new gas processing plants, it is important to consider how global gas plant diversity translates into design.
Use modeling as part of a compressor maintenance program
The automation of industrial systems increases their complexity and cost, consequently reducing their availability.
Combine gas and coal feedstocks to displace high-cost oil
Over the last decade, the price of crude oil has increased substantially.
Gas processing news
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has conditionally authorized LNG Development Co. (Oregon LNG) to export domestically produced LNG to countries that do not have a free-trade agreement (FTA) with the US, from Oregon LNG’s terminal in Warrenton, Oregon.
US Industry Metrics
According to the US Energy Information Administration, in the US, Henry Hub prices leveled out from a sharp drop in February, with steady to slightly lower prices seen between April and July.
Executive Q&A viewpoint
Today, the DCP Midstream enterprise is the top gas processor and NGL producer in the US.
Regional perspective: US NGL
Bushton and Conway, Kansas. Located in the heart of the Midwest is another key NGL production and storage facility.
Editorial comment
The US and Canada are the world’s largest shale gas producers, and growing.
Boxscore Construction Analysis
Australia is the fourth-largest LNG exporter in the world after Qatar, Malaysia and Indonesia.
GTL Technology Forum brings executive insight, new developments
Speakers and attendees shared insight on gas processing technology developments, project economics and business challenges, with a focus on GTL processing.
Uruguay finds floating regasification solution to LNG growth
Uruguay is quickly becoming the second-largest importer of LNG in South America after Chile, with the opening of its new floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) near Punta Sayago, and its growing exports of natural gas.
What’s new in gas processing technology
Permasense’s integrity-monitoring systems use sensor technology to continuously monitor metal wall thickness and deliver high-integrity data from remote and inhospitable environments.
Diversification drives North American gas processing M&A activity
This decade’s dramatic growth of gas resources from what used to be considered “unconventional” sources—shale, mostly—makes one issue perfectly clear: the increasing need for new, long-lived infrastructure.
Simplify BOG recondenser design and operation—Part 2
An LNG receiving and regasification terminal connects the intermittent process of LNG carrier unloading and/or loading with the mostly continuous process of LNG vaporization and gas transmission into a sendout pipeline system.
Planning small-scale LNG? Manage engineering risk to maximize returns
The attractiveness of natural gas as a principal source of fuel for a range of uses is predicated on several factors. Principal among these factors is readily available supply.
Consider technology implications for small-scale Fischer-Tropsch GTL
Small-scale GTL processes aim to produce transportable liquid products from smaller natural gas reservoirs that cannot be profitably connected to pipeline infrastructure.
Valerus CEO: Modularization is key to gas industry evolution
Valerus, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a key player in natural gas wellhead production, handling, compression, processing and treating.
Small-scale GTL technology cuts production costs for drop-in fuels
Primus Green Energy is one of a small group of companies leading the technology revolution in small-scale gas processing.
Velocys shrinks GTL hardware, offers technology solutions for gas producers
Velocys, a leading smaller-scale GTL technology firm and solutions provider to the upstream, midstream and downstream markets, is making quick strides in integrating its smaller-scale reactors in downsized GTL applications.
Gas processing news
Sempra Energy announced that its subsidiary, Cameron LNG, has received authorization from the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to site, construct and operate a natural gas liquefaction and export facility at the site of the company’s LNG receiving terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana.
US Industry Metrics
According to the US Energy Information Administration, natural gas prices rose to a peak of just below $8/MMBtu at Henry Hub in February, before falling to between $4.50/MMBtu and $5/MMBtu through June.
Regional perspective: Canada
One hundred years ago, the success of Calgary Petroleum Products Co.’s Dingman No. 1 well in Alberta changed Canada’s economy and led to the nation’s first natural gas processing plant, marking the beginning of the modern era of Canadian oil and gas exploration and processing.
- 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
