Gas Processing/LNG
Enbridge probes possible US Gulf gas pipeline leak
Enbridge is investigating the report of a small natural gas leak in the West Cameron Block 275, located 66 miles off the coast of Louisiana in the US Gulf of Mexico. A three-foot diameter patch of bubbles has been spotted on the surface of the water in the vicinity of the Stingray natural gas pipeline.
Enterprise extends shipper commitment period for Appalachia-Texas ethane pipeline
Enterprise Products is extending its open commitment period by two weeks to accommodate additional shipper demand on the partnership’s Appalachia-to-Texas pipeline (ATEX Express). The open commitment period began Wednesday morning and will close on the afternoon of Monday, January 23.
Inpex, Total seal LNG sales from Australia project
Inpex and Total have finalized sales agreements with customers in Japan and Taiwan for their proposed Ichthys gas-export project in northern Australia. The initial agreements were converted into binding sales and purchase agreements at a signing ceremony in Melbourne Tuesday.
Foster Wheeler buys German scrubbing technology firm Graf-Wulff
Global engineering and construction major Foster Wheeler has completed the purchase of Graf-Wulff GmbH, a German company that designs, manufactures and installs circulating dry ash flue gas scrubbing technology for all types of boilers in the power and industrial sectors.
Dow Chemical picks UOP for propylene production technology at Texas project
Honeywell’s UOP has been selected by Dow Chemical to provide technology to produce propylene at a Dow production site in Texas, the companies said on Thursday. The facility, scheduled to start up in 2015, will produce 750,000 metric tpy of polymer-grade propylene.
UOP unveils natural gas processing, hydrogen unit
Honeywell’s UOP has established a new business unit dedicated to natural gas processing solutions and hydrogen. The unit will increase Honeywell UOP’s focus on developing technology, equipment and adsorbents as well as the design and execution of projects for global natural gas and hydrogen customers, the company said.
Sinopec paying $2.2bn for Devon US shale acreage
Devon Energy reached a deal with Sinopec in which the Chinese oil major will pay $2.2 billion for a one-third interest in five alternative US shale plays. The deal includes positions across five shale regions: the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale, the Niobrara, the Mississippian, Ohio Utica Shale and the Michigan Basin.
Total enters US shale venture with Chesapeake
Paris-based energy group Total entered a joint venture with Chesapeake Energy to develop energy from shale formations in Ohio. Total will take 25% of the two companies' chunk of the Utica shale formation located in 10 counties in eastern Ohio.
Reliance, Shell in talks to set up India LNG terminal
Reliance Power is in talks with Shell to form a joint venture to set up a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Kakinada on India's east coast, the Economic Times said Tuesday.
Enterprise to build ethane pipeline from Appalachia to US Gulf
Enterprise plans to move ahead with a planned 1,230-mile pipeline to deliver growing ethane production from the Marcellus and Utica shale regions to the US Gulf coast. The pipeline will begin in Pennsylvania with 595 miles of new pipeline extending to Missouri, where Enterprise plans to reverse an existing pipeline and place it in ethane service.
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