Gas Processing/LNG
Praxair to expand Antwerp gases supply to Total, downstream users
Given the significant capacity and infrastructure investments made in the port over the past several years, there is growing demand in this region for nitrogen for blanketing and inerting of chemicals in storage.
China’s diesel use falls as gas, gasoline post gains
The 3.7% decline in diesel demand in 2015 is greater than the 1.5% drop in diesel usage in 2014. Meanwhile, gasoline and natural gas consumption rose by 7% and 5.7%, respectively.
Linde to supply ethane, NGL extraction units for major Gazprom project
Linde will engineer and supply units for ethane and natural gas liquids (NGL) extraction and nitrogen rejection, as well as for helium purification, liquefaction and storage.
AltaGas advances plans for new British Columbia propane export terminal
The proposed facility will be designed to ship up to 1.2 MMtpy of propane and will be constructed by AltaGas. It will be built on a brownfield site with a history of industrial development, connections to existing rail lines and an existing world class marine jetty with deep water access to the Pacific Ocean.
Cheniere Energy delays first exports of US LNG
Construction for Train 1 was completed well ahead of the guaranteed contractual schedule and within budget. However, instrumentation issues were discovered during the final phases of plant commissioning and cool down that will require some additional work in the coming weeks.
Honeywell to automate, supply Vietnam’s PV Gas with modular LPG plant
PV Gas, Vietnam’s primary gas provider, will use Honeywell UOP’s modular gas processing plant to separate LPG from natural gas at its Ca Mau facility near the southern tip of Vietnam.
Honeywell acquires remaining 30% stake of gas processor UOP Russell
In 2012, Honeywell acquired a 70% stake in the Thomas Russell Co. to form UOP Russell, which became part of Honeywell UOP.
Enterprise expands terminal for LPG exports on Houston Ship Channel
The LPG terminal expansion is among $7.8 billion in capital growth projects Enterprise expects to complete and bring into service by the end of 2017. These projects are primarily focused on meeting the needs of demand-side customers, such as petrochemical plants and refineries
Fueling Alberta oil sands fleets with natural gas
Natural gas for diesel replacement is an excellent opportunity for mineable oil sands operations to realize considerable fuel savings.
Use discrete event simulation as decision support for storage and shipping—Part 1
Over the past decades, one engineering firm has been using discrete event simulation (DES) to study shipping and storage as an integral part of project execution throughout all phases of a process facility’s design, construction and operations.
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- KBR’s methanol technology selected by Fikrat Al-Tadweer for the first biomethanol plant in Saudi Arabia 12/17
- Digital Exclusive: Root cause analysis on hydrochloric acid corrosion in a diesel hydrotreater unit 12/16
- Digital Feature: Enabling growth through strategic cost optimization for petrochemical and refining companies 12/16
- Rohm awards NextChem feasibility study for PMMA-polymer chemical recycling plant project 12/16
- Westlake to rationalize certain North American chlorovinyl and styrene assets 12/16
