Downstream contract news

According to the Energy Information Administration, US natural gas production remained relatively flat in 2024, growing at a slower rate than in 2023.

Sulzer and Manweir have signed a 10-year strategic service partnership in Qatar to enhance the availability and quality of equipment repairs and services.

bp has safely loaded the first LNG cargo for export from its GTA Phase 1 project, offshore Mauritania and Senegal. This follows flow of first gas from the project.

Woodside has signed LNG sale and purchase agreements with Uniper for the supply of 1.0 million tpy from Louisiana LNG LLC and up to 1.0 million tpy from its global portfolio.

CB&I, Shell, GenH2, and the University of Houston have announced the completion of a liquid hydrogen (LH2) storage tank concept at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Centre (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama, US.

Perenco has announced the conclusion of the UK’s first carbon dioxide injection test for carbon capture and storage (CCS).

Shaista Mallik, Seeq, details how downstream operations face a variety of challenges that are surmountable by effective use of innovative digital tools.

Wärtsilä Gas Solutions has introduced the Wärtsilä Gas Solutions Puregas BC, for purifying and liquefying the carbon dioxide captured from biogas upgrading plants.

Rehan Afzal and Keith J. DeCarlo, Ph.D., Blasch Precision Ceramics, USA, exposit on the use of modified ceramics designed to withstand high temperatures while reducing costs and improving performance.

HES International has unified its brand as part of the ONE HES programme.