LEAD STORY
Wednesday, 05 December 2007 11:01
CB&I helps the UK build up LNG import network and storage capacity
Written by
Peter Bennett, Mike Whitney and Barbara Weber of CB&I report on the South Hook LNG terminal project and expansion at Grain LNG
The North Sea natural gas reserves that allowed the United Kingdom to become self-sufficient are now in decline, while new discoveries are becoming smaller and less frequent.
In addition, natural gas storage in the UK is very limited, making security of supply an even bigger concern. All the while, UK gas usage is forecast to continually increase, especially in the power generation sector.
The North Sea natural gas reserves that allowed the United Kingdom to become self-sufficient are now in decline, while new discoveries are becoming smaller and less frequent.
In addition, natural gas storage in the UK is very limited, making security of supply an even bigger concern. All the while, UK gas usage is forecast to continually increase, especially in the power generation sector.
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Nov / Dec 07
Wednesday, 05 December 2007 10:59
Real Time Engineering delivers LNG management for two UK terminals
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The Grain LNG facility near London already uses the British company’s software and Dragon LNG in Wales will use it too when it opens soon, writes Robert McSaveney
Real Time Engineering identified the trend to increase efficiency within the natural gas distribution industry through the sharing of storage and transmission facilities.
Real Time Engineering identified the trend to increase efficiency within the natural gas distribution industry through the sharing of storage and transmission facilities.
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Wednesday, 05 December 2007 10:55
LNG importer focus turns to US interchangeability rules
Written by
Kirstin E. Gibbs, David L. Wochner and Meagan Keiser
As LNG becomes an increasingly global commodity and more suppliers look to import LNG to the United States, the interchangeability of revaporized LNG with the domestic natural gas stream has become an important consideration.
Nowhere is the issue more pronounced than in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions of the US where the need for natural gas supply is high and the tolerance for changes to the composition of the historic gas stream is low.
As LNG becomes an increasingly global commodity and more suppliers look to import LNG to the United States, the interchangeability of revaporized LNG with the domestic natural gas stream has become an important consideration.
Nowhere is the issue more pronounced than in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions of the US where the need for natural gas supply is high and the tolerance for changes to the composition of the historic gas stream is low.
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Nov / Dec 07
Wednesday, 05 December 2007 10:54
Trinidad’s LNG expansion plans clouded by gas reserves concern
Written by
Linda Hutchinson-Jafar, Port of Spain, Trinidad
Atlantic LNG in Trinidad & Tobago loaded about 220 cargoes from the start of the year until mid-November amid booming global demand, but the Caribbean nation’s position as the largest LNG supplier to the United States is being clouded by rising concerns about its long-term future in the industry.
Of Atlantic LNG’s 2007 output, around 70 percent was delivered to the US, 15 percent to Europe, 11 percent to Latin America and around 4 percent was diverted to the high-priced Far East market.
Atlantic LNG in Trinidad & Tobago loaded about 220 cargoes from the start of the year until mid-November amid booming global demand, but the Caribbean nation’s position as the largest LNG supplier to the United States is being clouded by rising concerns about its long-term future in the industry.
Of Atlantic LNG’s 2007 output, around 70 percent was delivered to the US, 15 percent to Europe, 11 percent to Latin America and around 4 percent was diverted to the high-priced Far East market.
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Nov / Dec 07
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Nov / Dec 07
Wednesday, 05 December 2007 10:46
Aker Kvaerner proposes the product treatment options for LNG terminals
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LNG terminal owner-operators look for ways to build flexibility into terminal design to be able to receive imported LNG from different sources.
Heating value (BTU) control is one of the key issues with multiple sources of LNG that terminal design must address. US-based terminals are required to meet a heating value of 1100 Btu/SCF (GCV) or less, pipeline gas specification.
Heating value (BTU) control is one of the key issues with multiple sources of LNG that terminal design must address. US-based terminals are required to meet a heating value of 1100 Btu/SCF (GCV) or less, pipeline gas specification.
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Nov / Dec 07
Wednesday, 05 December 2007 10:44
China shapes firm LNG terminal strategy as demand forecasts soar
Written by
John McKay, LNG Journal Editor, and David Hayes, Asia Correspondent, Shanghai
China will have nine LNG terminals to meet rising demand as its coastal import network begins to take shape now that LNG has already become a strategic fuel.
China will have nine LNG terminals to meet rising demand as its coastal import network begins to take shape now that LNG has already become a strategic fuel.
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Nov / Dec 07
