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Lowering the Cost of a Cryogenic Gas Plant
In the world of natural gas liquids (NGL) recovery, small incremental changes in plant design are occurring all the time. Those innovations are sometimes shared across the entire industry and other times confined to one company. As a collective whole, however, the...
Automation in LNG Plants
The technology and processes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) production are various and complex, from liquefying natural gas to ensuring minimal loss due to regasification in storage. Like other sectors of the oil and gas industry, automation is poised to better...
The Latest Developments On U.S. Condensate Exports
The U.S. Congress has officially lifted its 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports. The embargo, which was originally set in place to offset the 1975 oil crisis, has been fully repealed as of Friday, December 18, 2015. In June 2014, the U.S. passed legislation that...
Secondary and Ancillary Equipment in NGL Production
NGL production requires carefully considered designs and precision engineering. The core components of the fractionation trains must be built to withstand various pressures, temperatures, chemical contents, and corrosive elements in order to generate ethane, propane,...
Effective Project Management Vital to Industry Success
As gas and oil projects move to more remote, difficult-to-drill locations, they also tend to require more unconventional resources and become more complex. Additionally, market conditions may evolve rapidly, making those projects even more challenging. Successful...
Methane Management another Aspect of Emissions Control
Methane (CH4) is a greenhouse gas that is much more effective — nearly 25 times — than carbon dioxide (CO2) in trapping heat in the atmosphere. With global concentration levels increasing by more than 150 percent in the last 250 years (PDF), scientists and industry...
Making Distinctions between Crude and Condensate
The concept of condensate has been around awhile, but it traditionally hasn't been considered something distinctly separate from crude oil. In fact, it has typically been fed into the crude mix when produced. However, new methods of onshore natural gas and oil...
A Bit More About Amines
Amines are formed when hydrogen atoms of ammonia (NH3) are swapped with one or more hydrocarbon groups. The more hydrogen swapped out, the less reactive the resulting amine will be. Numerous types of amines are made and used specifically for treating natural gas,...