Gas Processing/LNG
US company announces first CNG delivery contracts
Compressed natural gas (CNG) trucking and delivery firm NG Advantage LLC today announced that it has secured multi-year contracts for delivery of CNG, starting in early 2013. NG Advantage believes this is the first announcement of contracts for CNG delivered to enterprises beyond the pipeline in the US.
ConocoPhillips: Four workers injured in Wyoming gas processing plant fire
The fire extinguished itself immediately and the four contract employees have been transported to receive medical attention, according to a statement. The maintenance operation has been suspended.
KBR lands construction deal to expand Canadian gas processing plant
KBR will execute construction and related site support for the expansion of the Dawson Creek facility, increasing the existing capacity to 100 million standard cubic feet/day. The award follows KBR’s recent work for delivering pipe-rack fabrication and module assembly for phase one of the expansion.
Shell worried by rising Australia LNG project costs
Cost pressures are building as leading energy companies mull whether to export LNG to Asia from North America and East Africa, potentially increasing competition. Shell has already committed almost $30 billion to Australian gas-export projects being built over the next five years.
Pemex declares critical natgas shortage in Mexico
When critical alerts are announced, industry and distributors must halt or limit their use of natural gas since falling pressure can damage to the pipelines. Pemex said the critical alert applied just to central and eastern Mexico. The company blamed an electrical discharge during heavy rains.
PetroChina achieves on-spec LNG at Ansai project
The successful industrial application of the double mixed refrigerant process, independently developed by China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering, is the first of its kind regarding large-scale gas liquefaction.
ExxonMobil, Qatar Petroleum look to export US LNG
After years of fretting about natural gas scarcity and spending billions constructing gas import terminals, energy companies now hope to turn the US into a major exporter.
Chemtex, Black & Veatch win engineering deal for large China LNG project
Expected to be completed in late 2013, the 500,000 NM³/day plant will be the largest of its kind in northeast China. It will be delivered by the Chemtex / Black & Veatch team using a complete lump sum engineering, procurement and construction package, officials said. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Eagle Rock buys BP gas processing plants in Texas
The Sunray plant, in Moore County, and the Hemphill plant, in Hemphill County, have combined processing capacity of approximately 220 million cubic feet/day of gas (mmcf/d) and an associated gathering system of around 2,500 miles of pipelines. The agreement does not include BP's gas producing assets in the area.
Cheniere greenlights initial Sabine Pass LNG trains
The first liquefaction train is expected to start operations as early as 2015, with the second liquefaction train expected to commence operations six to nine months thereafter, according to company officials.
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