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Gas Processing/LNG

Foster Wheeler awarded design engineering work for Statoil processing plants in Norway

Foster Wheeler has been awarded a deal to provide detailed design engineering for Aibel, which has been appointed by Statoil as the main EPC contractor for the Kårstø development project (KDP) 2013 for the Kårstø and Kollsnes oil and gas processing plants in Norway.

Linde to raise nitrogen production at Ohio plant

Linde will upgrade its supply network in the US Midwest by significantly increasing production at its air separation plant in Delta, Ohio. Linde will add a 575 tpd nitrogen liquefier, which will capture spare molecules the plant is already producing, the company said.

Petrobras awards Excelerate with Brazil FSRU deal for LNG delivery

Brazil-based oil major Petrobras has awarded Excelerate Energy with a deal to build an advanced floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU). This vessel, designated by Petrobras as VT3, will deliver 20 million cubic meters/day of natural gas to the southeast region of Brazil.

OGT plans October seminar for gas treating issues

Optimized Gas Treating (OGT), developer of the gas-treating process-simulation model ProTreat, will host a workshop-seminar examining complex issues in gas treating. The seminar will be held on Oct. 17-19 in Houston.

Air Products starts electronic materials R&D plan with China university

Air Products initiated a joint research and development (R&D) project with the sustainable energy laboratory of the China University of Geosciences Wuhan to accelerate the development of materials for the microelectronics industry.

Foster Wheeler awarded EPCm contract for Engen South Africa pipeline project

Foster Wheeler has been awarded a contract by Engen Petroleum for engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) services for Engen’s new multi-products pipeline feeder lines and infrastructure project at the company’s Durban refinery in South Africa.

US raises outlook for Marcellus Shale gas recovery

The Marcellus Shale contains about 84 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered, technically recoverable natural gas and 3.4 billion bbl of undiscovered, technically recoverable natural gas liquids according to a new assessment by the US Geological Survey (USGS).

KBR wins pre-FEED for Anadarko LNG plant in Africa

KBR was awarded a contract by Anadarko Mozambique to perform a pre-front-end-engineering and design (pre-FEED) study for a prospective liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Mozambique, Africa.

Enterprise, Energy Transfer call off proposed JV for Cushing-to-Houston crude pipeline

Enterprise Products has called off its proposed joint venture with Energy Transfer to develop and construct a 584-mile crude oil pipeline from Cushing, Oklahoma to Houston.

AGL to supply Encana with LNG for Louisiana truck fueling stations

Pivotal LNG, a subsidiary of AGL Resources, has signed an agreement with Encana Corp. to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) that Encana plans to offer to service providers operating fleet trucks near Haynesville, Louisiana.