Gas Processing/LNG
Air Products to raise LNG heat exchanger capacity with new Florida plant
The new 300,000 square foot LNG manufacturing facility, which will employ approximately 250 employees in a four year ramp-up period, is to be complete and begin operations in late 2013. Air Products says the location's access to port services will facilitate global shipping of the equipment.
TNK-BP, Sibur to partner on hydrocarbon feedstock
The Russian companies reached agreement on the indefinite continuation of their Yugragazpererabotka gas processing joint venture, with contracts under the joint venture framework extended through 2026.
AGL taps CB&I to build Australia gas storage facility
CB&I’s scope of work will include all the civil, structural, mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation and commissioning support for the construction of a LNG storage tank, gas pretreatment, the liquefaction, the vaporization and the associated utilities, according to the company.
Chevron chooses GE for compressor maintenance on Australia gas project
Under the agreement, the oil and gas division of GE will provide Chevron Australia with scheduled maintenance, access to resident engineers, monitoring and diagnostics of the installed equipment coupled with engineering analytics, plus a guarantee relating to continuity of production.
Linde starts China gas plant to serve Pu Yang Steel
The new plant will run seven air separation units with an overall capacity of 63,000 Nm3/hour of oxygen provided to Pu Yang Steel, the largest steel company in the Wu’an region. Pu Yang becomes the first steel company to choose to outsource their gas supply to a professional industrial gas provider.
Petronas picks Air Products equipment, technology for Malaysia FLNG unit
Air Products claims the AP-N LNG process is the most efficient of all nitrogen-recycle LNG processes in the industry, and is ideally suited for small-scale FLNG applications. This is the initial use of the AP-N LNG process and equipment. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Jacobs to supply gas heat exchangers for INEOS UK sulfuric acid plant
INEOS selected Jacobs' proprietary Chemetics radial flow gas-gas heat exchanger design over other available designs, citing the “most appropriate design and technical solution” for its plant. The equipment is expected to be fabricated at Jacobs' facility in Pickering, Ontario.
Aker Solutions to supply MEG reclamation plant for Australia LNG project
The scope of work includes system engineering and supply of key equipment for the MEG plant and may include some further options. MEG is used to prevent hydrate formation in subsea pipelines.
Statoil shuts Norway LNG plant after water leak
Statoil said production at the plant - the world's most northern and Europe's first LNG export facility - was halted after water leaked into gas dryers, with water ingression causing ice formation in the cooling circuit.
Shell to buy Norwegian LNG fuel supplier Gasnor
Gasnor operates in Norway’s small-scale LNG sector, supplying LNG as fuel to industrial and marine customers and operating an end-to-end supply chain. Assets include three small-scale production plants and distribution items including two tanker ships, a fleet of trucks and a terminal network.
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