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Gas Processing/LNG

RINA coordinates EU information highway development

International classification society RINA is coordinating, on behalf of the Italian Ministry of Transport, a €16 million EU-funded project to develop a new information highway for shipping and logistics.

Mitsubishi and Korea Gas to collaborate on natural gas projects

Mitsubishi and Korea Gas have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for strategic collaboration in their natural gas businesses, mainly for liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects.

MarkWest Energy Partners expanding Arapaho processing complex

MarkWest Energy Partners has announced the construction of a third plant at its Arapaho processing complex in Western Oklahoma to serve increasing volumes of liquids-rich natural gas production from Granite Wash producers, including Newfield Exploration and LINN Energy.

Classification guidelines for LNG carriers and FPUs

Classification societies Bureau Veritas (BV) and Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) have signed a three-year cooperation agreement covering the development of joint guidelines for LNG carriers and offshore floating production units (FPUs).

New technology for removal of carbon dioxide from natural gas

The Japanese companies JGC Corp. and I NPEX Corp. jointly with BASF SE have successfully completed tests of a new technology for the removal of carbon dioxide (CO2) from natural gas under high pressure.

Update on major fire at Enterprise Products plant in Mont Belvieu

At approximately 12:30 PM CST yesterday, a major fire was reported at the Enterprise Products plant in Mont Bellvieu, Texas. According to eyewitness reports, the intensity of the fire was so great that trucks in adjacent parking lots were melting.

Louisiana gas processing facility expanding to the tune of $150 million

Enbridge plans to expand the condensate processing capacity of its facility in Venice, Louisiana. The estimated cost of the expansion is $150 million and is it is expected to be completed in late 2013.

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Siemens expands anaerobic- digestion product offeringSiemens Water Technologies has acquired the JetMix hydraulic mixing system from Liquid Dynamics Corp. This proprietary system agitates sludge withi..

Technip awarded engineering contract for a FLNG in Malaysia

Technip, in a consortium with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, has been awarded by Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) and MISC Berhad a front-end engineering and design contract for a floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit. The FLNG, which will have a capacity of 1-million tpy, will be located in Malaysia.

Statoil believes natural gas is key to Europe’s energy future

Last week, Statoil kicked off a marketing campaign arguing for natural gas to be part of Europe’s energy mix for the long term.