Gas Processing/LNG
Molecular sieves in gas processing: Effects and consequences by contaminants
The principles of adsorption on molecular sieves are easy to understand, but practice sometimes reveals traps to avoid.
Improve evaluation of brittle-fracture resistance for vessels
This article discusses a new approach and spreadsheet tool for engineers that can be used to provide operating pressure limits as a function of vessel-metal temperatures.
HP Boxscore Construction Analysis: Is the US nearing the next construction boom?
US activity will be led by LNG liquefaction and export terminals, along with new and expanded fractionators, ethylene crackers and other petrochemical infrastructure.
HP Viewpoint: LNG: Fueling the future
A few short years ago, the US was a net importer of natural gas. Today, due to the discovery of vast supplies of natural gas and significant technological advancements in unlocking these reserves from..
HP Industry Perspectives: 2012: Is it over yet?
According to a year-end report from the American Chemistry Council (ACC), the global economy is still stumbling three years after the “great recession of 2008.” The Euro area is challenged t..
HP Innovations
FLNG needs offshore know-howMore and more developers are considering floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) as a strong option for monetizing gas resources. The sustained work over the last five years ..
Yemen LNG repairs gas pipeline after sabotage
The 320-kilometer LNG terminal, most recently hit on December 16, has been repeatedly attacked by suspected al Qaeda-linked militants. Yemen began exporting LNG from the Balhaf terminal in 2009. French group Total has an almost 40% interest in the liquefaction plants.
Chevron buys into Canadian LNG export project
Chevron is buying into two shale fields in western Canada and a terminal facility to ship that gas to Asian buyers, as efforts to export North America's gas resources speed up.
Cheniere taps Bechtel to engineer LNG expansion at Louisiana export site
Cheniere said it intends to give Bechtel a notice to proceed with construction for the third and fourth liquefaction trains upon achieving acceptable financing arrangements and making a final investment decision. Construction for the third and fourth trains is expected to begin in the first half of 2013.
Russia offers new proposal on gas pipelines to EU
The CEO said the document proposed that projects of mutual interest be exempt from EU rules -- which restrict the amount of gas transited by pipeline owners -- until investors see a return on their investment. Gazprom and its partners began construction of the South Stream pipeline this month.
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