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Poland delays LNG terminal, shows support for coal

The terminal, now due for completion at the end of 2014, and the development of Poland's shale gas deposits are important components of the government's strategy to reduce the country's dependence on natural gas imports from Russia. The country also wants to lower its carbon dioxide emissions.

Sasol taps Foster Wheeler to engineer Mozambique gas compression project

Foster Wheeler has been awarded an EPCm contract by Sasol Petroleum for the low-pressure compression project at Sasol’s central processing facility (CPF) in Temane, Mozambique.

Praxair expands operation of India nitrogen plants

Praxair is expanding its India presence through several projects, which combine novel application technologies with the right production and supply systems to meet growing customer needs.

Japan, India to collaborate on lowering LNG prices

Asian countries, the biggest buyers of seaborne LNG, sometimes pay five or six times more for the deep-chilled gas than do consumers of piped gas in North America, where prices have plunged due to growing availability on the back of a boom in production of the fuel from shale deposits.

BG sells stake in Chilean LNG terminal to Enagás

BG Group completed the sale of a second and final stake in the Quintero LNG regasification terminal in Chile to Terminal de Va lparaiso, a company majority owned by Spain's Enagás, for $176 million.

Asia’s new LNG plants may boost regional demand

The startup of new LNG import facilities in China, Singapore, Malaysia and South Korea may provide a boost for Asian spot prices during the final months of 2013, according to a report.

Evaluate surfactants as antifoam substitutes in amine systems

Oil and Natural Gas Corp, Uran plant: Shukla, A. K.  |  Dutta Roy, A. K.  |  Chauhan, P. S.

The handling capacity of gas sweetening plants using amine solutions is greatly affected by foaming problems. To mitigate foaming problems, antifoam is injected into the amine recirculating system at Oil and Natural Gas Corp.'s Uran refinery in India.

HP Associations: Inaugural GTL Technology Forum delivers insights, opportunities

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Blume, Adrienne

Speakers and attendees at Gulf Publishing Company’s inaugural Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) Technology Forum shared knowledge on gas processing technology developments, project economics and business challenges, with a focus on GTL processing technologies.

HP Impact: Egypt’s role in international energy markets

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Thinnes, Billy

Egypt’s influence is felt mainly through the operation of the Suez Canal and Suez-Mediterranean (Sumed) pipeline. In 2012, about 7% of all seaborne-traded oil and 13% of liquefied natural gas (LNG) traded worldwide transited through the Suez Canal.

US sets modern record for monthly gas output

HP Editorial Staff: HP News Services

The biggest jump came from the "other states" area, or those outside the traditional producing areas of Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming.