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Gas Processing/LNG

HPI Focus: New vs. debottlenecking projects

Fluor: Turner, J.
SNC-Lavalin, Hydrocarbons & Chemicals: Luck, G.
MVS Consulting LLC: Van Sickels, M. J.

As most owners do not have adequately skilled engineering teams to study these scenarios, engaging an experienced, qualified engineering contractor to support the conceptual study is often warranted.

HP Impact: Asia-Pacific natural gas market transformation

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Thinnes, Billy

Amid the Asia-Pacific region’s growing reliance on imports, a report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) identifies obstacles and opportunities for establishing a gas market that reflects ..

HP Impact: Driven by China, global methanol demand rises 23% in two years

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Thinnes, Billy

According to a new IHS Chemical global market study, global methanol demand increased 23% during the two-year period of 2010 to 2012, primarily driven by Chinese demand.Annual demand for the product i..

Technip, JGC win engineering work for Yamal LNG venture in Russian Arctic

Technip and JGC Corp. will build a plant of three liquefied natural gas trains with an annual capacity of 16.5 million metric tons. Yamal LNG didn't disclose details of the consortium's winning bid.

Chevron, Chubu sign Australian LNG off-take pact

Chevron and Wheatstone LNG partners Apache Energy and Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration will supply Chubu with 1 million metric tpy for up to 20 years, Chevron said in a statement late Thursday.

Dow Chemical, YPF to develop Argentine shale gas, collaborate on petrochemicals

The companies now enter into talks on how to work out the details of a deal to uncover unconventional gas in the Orejano block in Argentina's resource-rich Neuquen province. Dow and YPF also agreed to work together to come up with ways for further develop the nation's petrochemical industry.

Shell gets Chinese approval on key shale project

Shell and state-oil giant CNPC first announced a deal in March 2012 to develop the shale reserves. The companies haven't disclosed details of the contract, but the approval suggests authorities in Beijing have developed the regulatory framework needed to spur wider international investment.

Mitsubishi Heavy, Imabari to jointly build LNG ships

Mitsubishi Heavy is one of Japan's pioneer LNG ship builders, while Imabari is the country's most cost-competitive one. The total LNG carrier building capacity will be as big as their South Korean rivals.

ExxonMobil, BHP plan massive floating LNG project near Western Australia

The partners in the remote field are working on a floating production vessel capable of producing up to 7 million metric tpy of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, the report said. That's nearly twice the size of Royal Dutch Shell's planned Prelude development off the coast of Western Australia, the paper said.

UK's Centrica signs deal to import US natural gas

The contract with Cheniere Energy Partners will see Centrica import 1.75 millio tpy of gas, enough to power around 1.8 million UK homes, according to the firm. It is the first such deal between a US supplier and a UK utility. The deal is subject to Cheniere getting the necessary regulatory approval.