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Gas Processing/LNG

India's GAIL to import 2 million tpy of LNG from US

The deal could be worth $12 billion, the newspaper said. Senior GAIL executives and Indian oil ministry officials were in the US last week to put the finishing touches on the agreement, according to the report.

Praxair starts up Anhui air separation unit in China

Praxair China has started up a large air separation plant in Wuwei, Anhui province, to supply oxygen, nitrogen, and clean air to the Anhui Wuwei coal-based chemicals project. The single-train air separation unit, with a capacity of 3,000 tpd, will also generate liquid oxygen, nitrogen and argon.

Petronet LNG aims to raise $367mn this fiscal year for India expansions

The money will be used to raise capacity at a Petronet liquefied natural gas import terminal in Dahej - which is already India's largest such facility - in Gujarat state, a senior company executive said. Petronet is among several companies that are rushing to build LNG terminals in India.

China poised to increase gas imports, production as demand rises - analysts

China’s natural gas consumption was 131.7 billion cubic meters (bcm) in 2011, already a steep rise from the 2000 figure of 24.5bcm. However, consumption levels are predicted to soar even higher to reach 375bcm by 2020, thanks to the country’s desire to increase the share of natural gas in its energy mix.

LNG and GTL drive 50 years of technology evolution in the gas industry

Technip: Castel, J.  |  Gadelle, D.  |  Hagyard, P.  |  Ould-Bamba, M.

The technologies needed to shape an industry transformation exist and have been proven on a large scale, the authors say.

Impact of advanced engineering and design software on the HPI

AVEVA: Wheeldon, D.

Future industry innovations may include more integration of tools and information, improved hardware/software access, and the development of new energy resources.

Process control in the HPI: A not-so-sentimental journey

ARC Advisory Group: Hill, D.  |  Woll, D.  |  Miller, Paul

As long as there have been hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) facilities to process crude oil and intermediates, there have been instruments in place to assist plant operators in measuring, recordi..

Benchmark oil, gas prices poised for divorce

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: DuBose, Ben

In the global HPI, changing market dynamics are putting a premium on petrochemical and refining units that can crack ethane.

Qatar LNG: Mega-trains and major ambitions

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Blume, Adrienne

Qatargas hopes to become the world’s premier LNG producer by 2015, seeking innovation, operating excellence, corporate citizenship and environmental responsibility.

HP Impact: Interventions avert pipeline shutdowns, enhance safety

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Thinnes, Billy

T.D. Williamson (TDW) recently performed its first pipeline interventions in Belgium. The interventions made it possible for two nitrogen pipelines located in the Albert I Canal in Antwerp to be reloc..