July / August 2011
LEAD STORY
The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, and ensuing Fukushima nuclear disaster, have become a "life changer" in various senses for the global LNG business, as well as for the Japanese people and industry. While the North American shale-gas revolution has been labelled as a "game changer", the latest events…
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Unconventional gas resources comprising coal-seam gas, shale gas and tight gas are estimated to be as large as conventional resources and will help underpin many future LNG production projects. International trade in natural gas is therefore on an upward curve as a new wave of LNG projects comes on line…
News summary
Free ReadOperations of offshore LNG terminals, either for liquefaction or regasification, will be fully reliant on the capability to transfer LNG (and gas) from one vessel to another. Technip's safety inter-locks applicable for the transfer system Any transfer system must assure an uptime which has virtually zero negative impact on the…
Free ReadLNG industry faces challenge of monetizing huge CSG resources with Australia projects An LNG facility producing 1 million tonnes per annum of LNG from coal-seam gas may require in the region of 500 wells spread over a vast area. Several projects are well under way in Queensland, Australia, to develop…
Free ReadModularization in the construction of LNG plants is now seen as standard practice for developing onshore facilities. The issue is all the more important as the biggest challenges facing new LNG projects, particularly in Australia, seen by the International Energy Agency in its latest 2011 analysis are those of project…
