Gas processing

Following the G7 summit in Japan, and ahead of the G20, COP28 and other international events, a coalition of organisations from across the global natural gas industry released a joint statement.

Congo’s Ministry of Hydrocarbons has signed a cooperation agreement with Technip Energies that will see the parties expand cooperation in the fields of offshore and onshore energy developments.

In 2022, annual natural gas consumption in China declined by 1% from 2021, according to data from S&P Global Commodity Insights.

TotalEnergies is joining forces with TES to study and develop a large-scale production unit in the US for e-natural gas – a synthetic gas produced from renewable hydrogen and carbon dioxide.

Constellation has set an industry record for blending high concentrations of hydrogen with natural gas – further proof that hydrogen can be an effective tool to lower greenhouse gas emissions.

Graforce and Worley are cooperating to scale methane electrolysis – a technology that converts natural gas, LNG, flare gas and other hydrocarbons into hydrogen – across the APAC region.

Cheniere has entered into a long-term LNG sale and purchase agreement with KOSPO, whereby KOSPO has agreed to purchase approximately 0.4 million tpy of LNG from Cheniere Marketing.

Technip Energies and Consolidated Contractors Co.'s joint venture has won a major EPCC contract from QatarEnergy for the onshore facilities of the North Field South project.

LNG contracting activity is off to a strong start in 2023, with around 13 million tpy of long-term Brent-linked deals having been signed since November 2022.

Pavilion Energy has welcomed its first delivery of the Statement of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (SGE) methodology-certified LNG cargo in Singapore.

C. B. Fenton and Kanfer Shipping signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in December 2022 with the purpose of establishing an LNG bunkering hub and small-scale LNG distribution in Panama.

Axens has been selected to supply technology for the acid gas removal unit and sulfur recovery unit at the Albright sour gas processing plant in Alberta, Canada.

Venture Global CP2 LNG LLC and Worley have agreed substantive terms for a reimbursable EPC contract for Phase 1 of Venture Global’s CP2 terminal.

According to data from Gas Infrastructure Europe’s Aggregated Gas Storage Inventory, natural gas storage inventories were 56% full as of 1 April 2023 – the highest percentage on record for the end of a heating season.

With several challenges facing new gas developments in Latin America, supply will be unable to keep up with demand, driving the need for expanded imports to the region, according to Wood Mackenzie.