Gas processing

Linde will invest around €100 million for new plant in Lipetsk.

A new pipeline, subsea infrastructure and processing equipment has been installed to re-route production from the Clipper South field as ConocoPhillips commence the shutdown of operations at the Theddlethorpe Gas Terminal.

Praxair will build two vacuum pressure swing adsorption (VPSA) plants at the facility, which is under construction and expected to start up operations in early 2020.

As the EPA finalises ethanol volumes for 2019 and biodiesel volumes for 2020 under the Renewable Fuel Standard, the American Petroleum Institute urged the agency to protect consumers from the ethanol blendwall and to continue to reject efforts by some to reallocate volumes from small refinery exemptions.

GE Power has been contracted to build Latin America’s largest e-house for a natural gas processing unit.

YPF has awarded Exmar a long-term contract to produce and export the first LNG from Argentina.

Woodside Energy Ltd has entered into a long-term gas sale and purchase agreement (GSPA) with Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilisers Pty Ltd (Perdaman) for the supply of pipeline gas for a term of 20 years.

The EU-Algeria energy dialogue covers natural gas, renewable energy and energy efficiency.

Acquisition accompanies gas gathering and pipeline assets.

The agreement was accompanied by the launch of engineering studies on the project.

The plant will have a nameplate capacity of 750 000 tpy of LNG.

Oil storage and gas processing facilities among assets included in the deal.

With the milestone visit to Darwin Friday 16th November by Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, for the official opening of the $US40 billion Ichthys LNG project, it is that Inpex-operated project that is set to drive Australia to the premier LNG export position.

Asia is expected to be the major contributor to the growth of global LNG regasification capacity between 2018 and 2022, according to a GlobalData report.

A new report from Black & Veatch suggests that the natural gas industry is trending up despite the headwinds of trade dispute and a surge in renewables.