LNG

Djordje L Nikolic Licensing Manager, Mark Claessen, Regional Manager, Shell Global Solutions, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and Jun-ichiro Tanaka, Engineering Manager, Gas & LNG, Chiyoda Corp., Yokohama, Japan

The novel Sulfinol-X technology is well suited to provide all-in-one removal, thus simplifying the line-up based on the combination of accelerated MDEA and molecular sieves for contaminated gases used for LNG production.

Muh Ilyasak, Head of Process Engineering, Abdelouahab Madouri Sr. Process Engineer, Qatargas

The position of Qatargas as the world’s leading LNG production company also involves setting high standards for safety, health and environmental performance.

LNG Journal North America Editor

The Kitimat LNG project being developed by Texas-based Apache Corp. is making progress in its plan to export Canadian shale gas as LNG to the Asia-Pacific region at a premium of around $10 per million British thermal units or more to prevailing US natural gas prices.

Bruno Pasqualini and Cristian Peri, Technip, Italy

Lightweight perlite/cement aggregates blocks are widely used underneath cryogenic and refrigerated tank shells due to their good compression strength and low thermal conductivity.

Jürgen Hendrich, Chief Executive of MEO Australia, explains his company’s LNG venture in the Timor Sea

LNG is currently the preferred process for commercialising large gas resources that are remotely located relative to substantial markets.

Frederik Janssens, Chief Executive, LNG Mejillones and Jean-Louis Pairon Senior Vice-President, LNG GDF-Suez

The LNG Mejillones import terminal has been a major achievement for the energy industry in Chile - with the venture going from a concept to first send-out in less than 40 months.

Simon Cooke-Yarborough in London

Politicians, policy-makers, international organisations and energy companies have all touted natural gas as the bridging fuel to a less coal and nuclear dependent future.

A round-up of the latest company news and developments.

Matthew Rawlings, Managing Director and Graham Bower-White, Senior Consultant, Xodus Group

Australian waters have for a long time been known to contain huge stranded gas reserves, many of these reserves are now planned to be unlocked by recent technological advances.

Chihiro Nishizawa, Sodegaura LNG Terminal, Chiba, Japan

Tokyo Gas has three LNG import terminals - Negishi, Sodegaura, and Ohgishima - which are connected by a natural gas trunk line.

The Sodegaura facility is one of the oldest in the world, having been in operation since 1973.