Natural Gas
HP Associations: Inaugural GTL Technology Forum delivers insights, opportunities
Speakers and attendees at Gulf Publishing Company’s inaugural Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) Technology Forum shared knowledge on gas processing technology developments, project economics and business challenges, with a focus on GTL processing technologies.
HP Brief
A roundup of top news in the hydrocarbon processing industry from September's issue.
HP Impact: Egypt’s role in international energy markets
Egypt’s influence is felt mainly through the operation of the Suez Canal and Suez-Mediterranean (Sumed) pipeline. In 2012, about 7% of all seaborne-traded oil and 13% of liquefied natural gas (LNG) traded worldwide transited through the Suez Canal.
Take a collaborative approach to improving LNG terminal performance
Personnel are now able to make the right decisions at the right time, and then execute appropriately. The CDP solution is seen as an area for growth and integration throughout the Grain LNG operation.
World’s largest GTL facility turns to LIMS for enhanced operations
Pearl GTL is using a new laboratory information management system (LIMS) to manage, analyze and integrate data that keeps the plant functioning securely and efficiently.
Achieve uniform heat flux in a coker furnace
A delayed coker unit thermally cracks vacuum residue (VR) and converts it into products like liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), naphtha, gasoil and petroleum coke. A majority of the thermal cracking takes..
HP Industry Perspectives: US oil and gas executives energized for the year ahead
A recent survey of US executives by the KPMG Global Energy Institute supports growing optimism in the domestic energy and manufacturing industries. Much of the renewed enthusiasm is strongly linked to..
HP Brief
Train accident raises concerns on safetyThe train derailment that killed at least 38 people in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, has heightened safety concerns about crude oil shipments by rail. It has been ..
HP Innovations
Technology converts syngas directly to fuelsPrimus Green Energy’s proprietary STG+ technology combines and improves upon prior commercially proven methanol synthesis and methanol-to-gasoline (MTG..
Enterprise taps Foster Wheeler for gas processing services work
A subsidiary of Foster Wheeler has signed a master service agreement to support the North American capital project program of Enterprise Products Operating LLC.
- Maire signs MoU to explore SAF production in Kazakhstan 6/24
- Moscow oil refinery hit by drone attacks is unlikely to resume production this year 6/24
- ExxonMobil's Antwerp refinery to stop output from June 29–July 3 due to strike 6/24
- Singapore's Aster plans August maintenance for crude, petchem units 6/24
- TotalEnergies must invest in Gulf pipelines to bypass Hormuz, CEO says 6/24
- JERA signs time charter agreements with NYK and MOL for fuel ammonia carriers 6/23
