Gas Processing/LNG
Siemens wins turbine maintenance deal for Santos LNG venture in Australia
Siemens Energy has been awarded a contract to provide long-term maintenance services for the pioneering Santos GLNG project in Queensland, Australia. The agreement will help to ensure predictable reliability and maintenance costs for the SGT-400 gas turbines at the Santos GLNG project.
Fire at Petronas gas processing plant in Malaysia kills one, injures many
A gas processing plant belonging to Petronas Gas Bhd. in the northeastern Malaysia state of Terengganu caught fire Thursday, leading to one death and injuring many others. The fire, which occurred at complex A at the site in Kerteh, Terengganu, was brought under control within 30 minutes.
Mozambique works with Shell on LNG development
Mozambique is in talks with Royal Dutch Shell about the oil giant developing the country's natural-gas resources, including a possible liquefied-natural-gas project. Shell upped its bid to acquire Cove Energy, a junior partner in the potentially huge Rovuma gas field in the country, on April 24.
EIA boosts US gas outlook for production, demand
US natural gas prices are expected to rise in the months ahead as increased demand helps ease the current supply glut, the EI Asaid in an updated outlook, but the agency still cut its key price forecasts for the heating and power-plant fuel. The EIA cut its forecast for natural gas prices at the wellhead by 2%.
Enterprise starts up gas processing plant in Texas for Eagle Ford shale
This facility has a design capacity of 300 million cubic feet/ day (MMcf/day) and can extract approximately 37,000 bpd of natural gas liquids (NGLs). Incoming natural gas volumes and recovery percentages at the facility will continue to increase throughout the month of May, with full output by June 1.
KBR wins construction deal for Canada shale gas processing project
KBR on Friday was awarded a general works contract for the construction of a 200 million standard cubic feet/day (SCFD) sweet natural gas processing plant near Fort St. John in Canada's British Columbia province. The project is aimed at monetizing recent shale gas discoveries.
US likely to limit LNG exports to keep low gas price
The US government is likely to impose limits on exports of LNG in order to keep its natural gas prices low, said executives from two major oil firms. Several companies are planning to build plants that would convert some of this domestic surplus of gas into LNG that could be shipped internationally.
Alfa Laval wins order to supply heat exchangers for Saudi gas processing plant
Alfa Laval has won an order from a Korean engineering company to supply heat exchangers for a natural gas project in Saudi Arabia. The Alfa Laval heat exchangers will be used in a new major gas processing facility in Saudi Arabia where they will be recovering energy in the gas cleaning process.
Air Products inks hydrogen supply pact with Motiva for Louisiana refinery
Air Products will supply additional hydrogen to be used by Motiva's 235,000 bpd Convent refinery in Louisiana under a long-term agreement with Motiva Enterprises, the joint venture between Shell and Saudi Aramco. The company's new Gulf Coast hydrogen pipeline network will be operational in 2012.
Improve seal designs for ‘dirty’ services
Amid regulatory legislation issues, a compliance strategy can drive solutions to optimize reliability of rotating equipment.
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