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Identify anomalies among base prover volumes of bidirectional prover
It is important to accurately measure hydrocarbon commodities transferred through pipelines or marine terminals at the point where ownership of the commodity is transferred.
Distance and politics mean no easy solution to Russia’s pipeline problem
Russia has largely been able to maintain its oil exports despite de jure and de facto restrictions on destination, mode of transit and price.
Optimized Joule-Thomson Control Valves are Critical for LNG Operations
Liquified gas applications typically require high pressure and cryogenic temperatures to achieve gas separation and liquification.
Avoiding methane emissions charges with the help of predictive maintenance
Methane is a component of natural gas. It is also labeled as a greenhouse gas (GHG) which, according to the Oxford’s English dictionary, is “a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect, global warming effect, by absorbing infrared radiation similar to carbon dioxide and chlorofluorocarbons.”
Tales from the front line: Four lessons learned from a former NGL scheduler
They are on the front lines of daily logistics—the unsung heroes behind the scenes in the energy supply chain who get in early, stay late and typically work odd hours.
Managing the new risk profile of energy transition projects
The time is ripe to realize the vision of a clean energy future.
Estimating the capital cost of modular gas monetization projects
With the ever-increasing demand for energy, the discovery of natural gas resources—especially in the form of unconventional gas such as shale gas, tight gas, coalbed methane (CBM) and gas hydrates—has stimulated a boom in the production of fuels and chemicals.
A comparison study of water disposal methods in a gas project—Part 2
Produced water refers to water associated with the production of oil and/or natural gas from a well.
Executive Q & A: How oil & gas companies can navigate the energy transition
Gas Processing & LNG had the opportunity to speak with Alexandra Gajewski, Vice President, Energy Transition Solutions for Quorum Software, to discuss environmental, social and governance (ESG) and energy transition strategies.
Digitalization will help carbon capture and sequestration industry to be more efficient, safe and profitable
Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) refers to a group of technologies that can help mitigate climate change by lowering carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
Using the over-the-counter markets to navigate the shifting LNG landscape
The considerable disruption in today’s natural gas markets should come as no surprise.
A comparison study of water disposal methods in a gas project—Part 1
Produced water refers to water associated with the production of oil and/or natural gas from a well.
Using data to digitalize the oil and gas industry
The oil and gas industry has been historically slow to adopt new technologies and truly take advantage of the digital tools that are widely available and extensively used in other sectors.
Fouling in gas processing facilities: Testing, root cause analysis and mitigation—Part 2
Fouling in gas processing facilities can take on several different forms, depending on the conditions where it occurs and the contaminants involved.
The impact of imposed high-temperature piping loads on the chronic failures of steam turbine-driven compressor units in gas compression plants
This article examines liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) gas compressors that employ steam turbines as drivers (FIG. 1) which consistently faced chronic issues during operating conditions—compressor trips due to malfunctions were observed on the turbine side.
Ensuring efficiency and reliability of grid-connected eLNG plants
Electric motor-driven main refrigeration trains [i.e., electric LNG (eLNG)] continue to emerge as a powerful decarbonization pathway for LNG project stakeholders.
Canned sealless pumps for hazardous applications—Part 2
The oil and gas industry has many applications that are toxic or hazardous, where process fluid leakage is not permitted and leads to health, safety and environmental impacts. Caustic
Protecting the workplace and employees: The critical role of security technology
When it comes to the benefits that an integrated security solution offers to suppliers in the energy sector, the first topic of discussion is almost always centered on minimizing risk to physical site assets and data.
Predictive corrosion modelling—Rise of the machines
Pipelines play a significant role in the global transportation of natural gas, petroleum products and other energy resources.
Decarbonizing natural gas distribution pipelines
ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. (ATCO) is continuously innovating to reduce emissions and provide clean energy to its customers.
Canned sealless pumps for hazardous applications
The oil and gas industry has many applications that are toxic or hazardous, where process fluid leakage is not permitted and leads to health, safety and environmental impacts.
Fouling in gas processing facilities: Testing, root cause analysis and mitigation—Part 1
Fouling in gas processing facilities can take on several different forms, depending on the conditions where it occurs and the contaminants involved.
Is your plant radio equipment up to code?
How does a team communicate around an LNG plant or any other type of industrial facility, whether it be a refinery or oil field?
Do not just monitor bad actor machines: Start when they are healthy
Anyone who has ever watched a medical drama knows the story.
Regulations and natural gas design
The natural gas industry is in a state of flux, with evolving industry regulations facilitated by lessons learned from previous catastrophes.
High-temperature hydrogen attack, accelerated by a fire incident
This article investigates the damage mechanism of a 2-in.outer diameter (OD) low-alloy Platformer furnace thermowell tubein a refinery.
Energy industry must act on growing threat of cyber-attacks
Traditionally, cyber criminals have followed the money, breaching companies’ IT environments to steal data for financial gain.
A new hydraulic turbine approach to increase LNG production and efficiency
Expanding liquid hydrocarbons with hydraulic turbines in place of control valves offers thermodynamic benefits that can be effectively used in all LNG liquefaction processes, including the common propane precooled mixed refrigerant (C3MR) process.
Agile approaches for transitioning to quantitative risk assessment modeling—Part 2
Pipeline operators are increasingly transitioning their pipeline risk assessment approaches to more objective, quantitative risk models that provide for improved decision-making, an increased ability to manage risk levels to acceptability targets and ultimately support their integrity programs to eliminate high-impact events.
An evaluation of shale gas reforming technologies—Part 2: Cost and carbon intensity estimation
This work has introduced shortcut approaches for the rapid selection of reforming technologies and order-of-magnitude correlations to estimate the cost and CO2 emissions of the reforming unit.
- 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
