Gas Processing/LNG
Sinopec expands Canada assets with Daylight deal
Chinese energy producer Sinopec recently agreed to buy Canadian oil and gas explorer Daylight Energy Ltd. for $2.1 billion in cash. The move underlines China's need to secure more energy to fuel its rapidly expanding economy.
Boardwalk, Southwestern eye gas gathering system in Marcellus Shale
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners and Southwestern Energy Co. today announced that their subsidiaries, Boardwalk Field Services LLC and Southwestern Energy Production Co., have executed a 15-year, definitive gas gathering agreement to serve Marcellus Shale gas wells.
LNG fuel use rapidly rising amid low costs - report
Houston-based energy analysis firm Zeus Development says that LNG fuel use is rapidly advancing across several heavy-duty transportation modes, including ships, locomotives, ore carriers, and highway trucks.
Praxair acquires US specialty gases distributor
Praxair has acquired Houston-based National Alloy and Equipment, an independent distributor of industrial and specialty gases and ancillary welding equipment, supplies and services. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Shale gas market to triple by 2020, lead to more midstream investment - report
Infrastructure investments for the shale gas industry are growing amid rising global demand for natural gas, with current levels likely to triple by 2020 to reach 12.6TcF (trillion cubic feet), according to a new report from energy research firm SBI Energy.
Technip inks Venezuela production equipment deal
Technip was awarded a procurement, installation and operation support contract by Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA) covering subsea, onshore and offshore facilities, for an accelerated production system at the Mariscal Sucre Dragon development in offshore Venezuela.
Oxea raises syngas capacity by 10% at Texas plant
Global chemical producer Oxea has increased its manufacturing capacity for syngas by 10% at its plant in Bay City, Texas, it said on Monday, seeking to further optimize its value-adding chains and boost product availability.
Dominion seeks US trade permission to export LNG
Dominion has filed with the US Department of Energy (DoE) for permission to use its Dominion Cove Point facility on the Chesapeake Bay in Lusby, Md., to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to any country with which the US does not prohibit trade.
US shale boom lifts petrochemical exports - report
The US shale gas exploration and production boom continues to fuel significant cost advantages for North American commodity chemicals producers as relative costs of natural gas and oil-based feedstocks remain far apart, according to a new report from credit-watch firm Fitch Ratings.
Gateway Energy acquires New York natgas pipeline
Gateway Energy has closed on its acquisition to acquire a natural gas pipeline in New York from American Midstream for an undisclosed price. The pipeline delivers natural gas into a plant owned by Owens Corning in Delmar, New York.
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