New Technology Uses Sound Waves to Liquefy Natural Gas
Posted on Mar 7, 2007 in Liquefaction, Technology | Comments Off on New Technology Uses Sound Waves to Liquefy Natural Gas
Los Alamos National Laboratory has announced that it has licensed its thermoacoustic natural gas liquefaction technology to Swift LNG for commercial production. According to a press release issued Monday, the thermoacoustic natural gas liquefier “converts heat into sound waves and then converts the hot sound wave energy to cold refrigeration using highly pressurized...
LNG Supply Uncertainty Threatens Expansion of Jamaican Refinery
Posted on Mar 7, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on LNG Supply Uncertainty Threatens Expansion of Jamaican Refinery
The Jamaica Gleaner reports that Trinidad & Tobago’s state-owned natural gas company intends to supply LNG to Jamaica, but not before 2009. The delay may imperil Alcoa Corporation’s support for the proposed expansion of the Jamalco alumina refinery, which it jointly owns with the Jamaican government. According to an Alcoa representative, even if supply is secured,...
Excelerate Cargo to Arrive at Cove Point This Week
Posted on Mar 7, 2007 in Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Excelerate Cargo to Arrive at Cove Point This Week
Platts LNG Daily reports that this week Excelerate will unload at the Cove Point terminal in Maryland more than 90% of an LNG cargo it used to commission its UK-based Teesside terminal. The company is taking advantage of relatively higher U.S. natural gas prices, according to an Excelerate official. [Subscription...
Esperanza Reveals Plans for Offshore LNG Terminal
Posted on Mar 7, 2007 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Esperanza Reveals Plans for Offshore LNG Terminal
The Press Telegram reports that Esperanza Energy, a subsidiary of Tidelands Oil & Gas Corp., may seek approval soon to construct an LNG terminal offshore Long Beach, California. Esperanza’s plans follow a recent decision by the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners to halt the environmental review of an onshore facility proposed by Sound Energy Solutions for the Port of...
EIA Projects Increase in 2007 LNG Imports
Posted on Mar 7, 2007 in Markets and Competition | Comments Off on EIA Projects Increase in 2007 LNG Imports
According to the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released yesterday, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects LNG imports to expand to 770 billion cubic feet in 2007, an increase over the 580 bcf mark reached in 2006. EIA projects further growth in 2008, with LNG imports expected to exceed one trillion cubic feet. EIA’s projections are available here. Platts LNG...