Natural Gas
HP Insight: Government, environment and taxes, oh my!
In this issue of HPInsight, the global hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) still battles some very familiar and present day challenges, such as economic cycles, feedstock spikes, government over reg..
HP Innovations: HPInnovations
AESSEAL wins big at IMechE awards   Fig. 1. Award-winning   AESSEAL offers a wide range   of products. The UK-based mechanical seals manufacturer was nominated for seven out o..
Overcome challenges in treating shale gases
Manipulating process plant parameters helps meet pipeline specifications
Innovative APC boosts LNG train production
APC application yields significant operability, economic benefits
Apply new enhanced tubes to optimize heat transfer in LNG trains
New developments for heat exchangers reduce capital and plot size of key equipment
Select optimal schemes for gas processing plants
With careful analysis, meet product requirements and environmental standards
HP Viewpoint: Opportunities of abundance: How shale gas changes the energy landscape
Today’s reality is that the US has enough natural gas to meet growing demand, allowing the country to focus on domestic uses and export possibilities.
HP Viewpoint: Cautious optimism for growth seen in US natural gas market
With the advantages of a large resource base, relatively reasonable costs, and environmental pressures on competing fuels, such optimism is justified. However, the industry’s hopes are not guaranteed to be fulfilled.
HP Viewpoint: LNG’s future: Branching out
The liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry is mature and poised to branch out in many new directions in the coming decades as it continues to grow in capacity.
First industrial-scale MOF synthesis
Natural gas-powered vehicles may soon be able to travel double the distance on a single tank – due to metal organic frameworks (MOFs). BASF research scientists have developed an innovative method for solvent-free industrial-scale manufacture of those materials for better gas storage.
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