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Natural Gas

Industry Metrics

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Rhodes, Mike

With the exception of fuel oil, US product markets showed losses against pressure from across the barrel and high crude oil prices.

Editorial Comment: Celebrating the latest advancements in HPI technology

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

At the end of this month, <i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i> will honor the latest technological advances in the hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) at an awards gala.

Hydrocarbon Processing Awards

<i>Hydrocarbon Processing</i>, the downstream processing sector’s leading technical publication, has announced the finalists for its second annual awards.

Viewpoint

AspenTech: Beck, R.

The impact of digital transformation on the LNG value chain is an area of active discussion and urgency.

Global Project Data

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

Hydrocarbon Processing’s Construction Boxscore Database is tracking more than 1,600 projects around the world, representing more than $1.8 T in capital expenditures.

Indian LNG—The creation of a natural gas importing powerhouse

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

According to the International Group of LNG Importers (GIIGNL) publication, “The LNG industry: GIIGNL annual report 2018,” global LNG trade has increased from approximately 264 MMtpy in 2016 to nearly 290 MMtpy in 2017.

Liquefaction technology selection for baseload LNG plants

Consultant: Mokhatab, S.
Bechtel Corp.: Messersmith, D.

As global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade continues to rapidly expand, the challenge of liquefaction process selection—a key element of an LNG project—becomes increasingly important.

Decline in LNG contract lengths and volumes raises future supply concerns

Poten & Partners: Feer, J.

A dramatic acceleration of a trend toward smaller volumes and shorter tenures for LNG contracts in 2017 highlights the growing commoditization of the global LNG market, even as it raises troubling questions about future supply.

Viewpoint: Electric vehicles vs. the perfect battery

Honeywell UOP: Liebert, R.

It is no surprise that electric vehicles (EVs) are getting a lot more attention, now that carmakers have announced plans to increase production of them.

Editorial Comment: What is the future role of the process engineer?

Hydrocarbon Processing Staff: Nichols, Lee

During the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ (AIChE’s) Spring Meeting, held in Orlando, Florida in April, I was honored to sit on a panel discussion with Paul Durand from ExxonMobil and Sanjeev Kapur from Apex PetroConsultants.