Snohvit Opens Door to Oil and Gas Production in Arctic
Posted on Oct 9, 2007 in Liquefaction, Technology | Comments Off on Snohvit Opens Door to Oil and Gas Production in Arctic
The New York Times reports on the technological, financial, and environmental challenges overcome by StatoilHydro in developing its Snohvit LNG liquefaction project north of the Arctic Circle. “This is considered an unfriendly place, even by Norwegian standards,” said Odd A. Mosbergvik, a StatoilHydro senior manager. [Free registration...
LNG Importers Challenge Algonquin Pipeline Nitrogen Limit
Posted on Sep 26, 2007 in Gas Composition, Litigation, Pipelines, Technology | Comments Off on LNG Importers Challenge Algonquin Pipeline Nitrogen Limit
On Sept. 24, parties in the Algonquin Pipeline gas composition proceeding at FERC filed comments on Algonquin’s proposed changes to its gas composition specifications. Statoil Natural Gas, an importer at the Cove Point LNG terminal in Maryland, challenged the proposed nitrogen limit, asserting in a technical affidavit that such a limit would reduce the amount of global LNG...
Offshore Regas Terminals Pursuing Advanced Technologies
Posted on Sep 24, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Technology | Comments Off on Offshore Regas Terminals Pursuing Advanced Technologies
Consulting with several LNG companies and independent experts, Platts LNG Daily surveys the dramatic pace of technological innovation that offshore regasification terminal proposals have been pursuing. The article focuses on the Excelerate Energy Bridge design, the now-cancelled ConocoPhillips Compass Port’s open-rack seawater regas system, and the Freeport LNG project, which...
SBM Offshore Announces LNG FPSO Technology Ready for Marketing
Posted on Sep 20, 2007 in E&P, Technology | Comments Off on SBM Offshore Announces LNG FPSO Technology Ready for Marketing
SBM Offshore NV, a European LNG design firm, announced that its LNG Floating Production Storage and Offloading (“FPSO”) vessel design is ready for marketing to large exploration and production players. SBM Offshore has formed a partnership with the German design firm LINDE A.G. as a means to shorten the design and delivery cycle...
Industrial Projects, Environmental Concerns Spur Detailed Study of Cape Cod Seabed
Posted on Sep 17, 2007 in Marine Regulation, Technology | Comments Off on Industrial Projects, Environmental Concerns Spur Detailed Study of Cape Cod Seabed
In a joint effort between the State of Massachusetts and the U.S. Government, scientists are creating detailed maps of several hundred square miles of ocean bottom using advanced sonar and geological techniques. Walter Barnhardt, a U.S. Geological Service research geologist, said, “a lot of engineering projects like wind farms, LNG (liquefied natural gas) terminals, and...
Clean Energy Begins Construction on California’s First LNG Production Plant
Posted on Sep 14, 2007 in Technology | Comments Off on Clean Energy Begins Construction on California’s First LNG Production Plant
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced in a press release (carried via Energy Central Professional [subscription required]) that it has begun construction of California’s first industrial-scale liquefied natural gas production facility. The plant will convert pipeline natural gas to LNG for transport via tanker truck to fueling stations throughout the state and will have an initial...