Natural Gas
Natural Gas Combined-Cycle Plant Use Exceeded Coal Plants in 2015
Last year marked the first time on record that the average capacity factor of natural gas combined-cycle plants exceeded that of coal steam plants. The power industry has been running natural gas combined-cycle generating units at much higher rates than just 10 years ago, while the utilization of th..
US Rig Count Drops 14 to 450, Another All-Time Low
HOUSTON (AP) — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. dropped 14 this week to 450, another all-time low amid continuing energy industry price woes. A year ago, 1,028 rigs were active. Houston oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday 362 rigs sought oil and ..
EIA Report Shows Decline in Cost of U.S. Oil and Gas Wells Since 2012
The profitability of oil and natural gas development activity depends on both the prices realized by producers and the cost and productivity of newly developed wells. Overall trends in well development costs are generally less transparent than price and productivity trends, which are readily observa..
EPA Aims to Cut Methane Leaks From Natural Gas Companies
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Wednesday announced a new partnership with 41 energy companies that have agreed to voluntarily reduce methane emissions from natural gas operations to help combat climate change. The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled the Natural Gas STAR Methane ..
Oil Majors Only Replace 75% of Oil and Gas Produced in 2015
The oil majors failed to replace all of the oil and gas reserves that they burned through in 2015, a worrying sign for the industry’s future. The Wall Street Journal reported that the seven largest oil and gas companies only replaced about 75 percent of the reserves on average that they produced la..
Dubai's Dodsal Finds $8B Natural Gas Deposit in Tanzania
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai-based Dodsal Group says it has discovered 2.7 trillion cubic feet of gas deposits in Tanzania’s Ruvu Basin Coast Region valued at around $8 billion. The conglomerate says it had initially estimated that the gas deposits held 2.17 trillion cubic feet, but mor..
Scuttled Israel Gas Deal Frustrates US, Israeli Developers
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli and American energy companies expressed disappointment on Monday over Israel’s Supreme Court decision that struck down a government deal that would have given them the rights to begin pumping natural gas from offshore deposits. David Stover, the chairman of Houston-based No..
NACE International Brings the Corrosion Fight to Vancouver, BC
NACE Corrosion 2016, held March 6-10 in Vancouver, B.C., brought together a widely diverse representation of those involved in the coating and anti-corrosion materials fields. In all about 6,500 attendees whose interests ranged from applications for highway and bridge construction to wastewater pro..
Kuwait Oil Company Says It's Found New Oil and Gas Field
KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Kuwait’s state oil company says it has discovered a new oil and gas field in the Western part of the country. Kuwait Oil Company said in a statement to the country’s state news agency Thursday that preliminary tests suggest the new field in the al-Jathatheel region will provide a..
Williams Advances Unique Position in Canada with Startup of Second Offgas Processing Plant
Williams today announced the startup of its second offgas liquids extraction plant, a key asset in the company’s Canadian midstream and petchem complex. The new plant boosts domestic production of petchem feedstocks and significantly reduces emissions in the oil sands production process while recove..
Purchase Agreements in Place for Atlantic Coast Pipeline
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Purchase agreements have been signed for virtually all of the natural gas that would be delivered to the Southeast by the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline, the lead energy company behind the $5 billion project said Tuesday. Diane Leopold, president of Dominion E..
CO2 Corrosion Prediction: Consider the Need for Validation
Carbon dioxide (CO2) corrosion modeling software is used by asset owners, contractors and consultants in the oil and gas industry to predict the CO2 corrosion rate at both the design and operation phases of pipelines and well tubing. Prediction results from a dozen CO2 corrosion models are known to ..
Pipeline Pigs – You Have Got to be Kidding!
Even today, a lot of people laugh when you talk about putting a pig in a pipeline. And it takes a good 15 minutes to explain what they do and what they look like! There are an estimated 18-20 manufactures of pipeline pigs, most residing in the United States, with an estimated annual global market s..
Half of U.S. LNG May Be Headed to Europe
Europe is set to be the key destination for LNG gas supplies from the U.S. as prices have fallen in Asia, the world’s biggest consumer of the fuel, according to global energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie. The U.S. is forecast to ship about 55% of its total LNG production, or 32 mmta, to Europe by 2020..
Solomon Forecasts North American LNG Exports to 2022
Solomon Natural Gas Services has released its “North American LNG Exports to 2022 report. The report examines the rapidly expanding global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market and forecasts exports to 2022 with a focus on the main gas demand regions within Asia and the competition for growing LNG supp..
Q & A: We Can Win This, John Davies Tells Oil & Gas
John Davies, CEO and chairman of California-based Davies Public Affairs, warms to challenges, and that’s good news for the beleaguered energy industry which needs an eloquent and forceful advocate who can speak to the public. Davies has been active throughout the U.S. as a speaker at numerous confer..
Direct Pipe Installation Solves Canal Crossing Challenges
Experience and expertise are important on all construction projects, especially when safely and successfully pushing the limits of an emerging technology. Michels Corporation combined the two by using the Direct Pipe methodology to complete a 4,038-foot installation of a 48-inch natural gas pipe in ..
New Security Solutions Meet Cybersecurity Challenges
While the oil and gas industry has suffered fewer major cybersecurity breaches than other industries to date, many minor incidents have occurred and it’s only a matter of time before a major oil and gas company will appear in the headlines along with companies such as Target. Global consultancy DNV..
Qatargas Delivers First LNG Cargo to New Terminal in Poland
In mid-December, a vessel with the first-ever delivery of LNG cargo arrived at the Polish LNG receiving terminal in Świnoujście. The cargo was supplied by Qatargas Operating Company Limited. Polish Oil & Gas (PGNiG) provided its assistance as an intermediary in LNG delivery according to the agreeme..
Korea Looks to Mini-LNG Plants for Future Gas Supplies
Unitel Technologies, Inc. has been selected by Korea Gas Technology Corporation (KOGAS-Tech) to conduct the front end engineering and design (FEED) program to commercialize a small-scale LNG business opportunity. KOGAS is the world’s largest importer of LNG. According to Chul-Ho Lee, director of the..
Chevron and ENN Sign Gorgon LNG Agreement
Chevron’s Australian subsidiaries have signed a non-binding Heads of Agreement (HoA) with ENN LNG Trading Company Limited (ENN) for delivery of LNG to China from the Chevron-operated Gorgon natural gas project in Australia. When the deal is finalized, ENN is expected to receive up to 0.5 million met..
Gazprom Says It’s Not Worried About U.S. LNG Competition
Gazprom doesn’t plan a “price war” against U.S. exports of LNG to its profitable European market, a company official said Feb, according to the Wall Street Journal. U.S. LNG sellers will find it hard to compete in Europe with Russian gas under current market conditions, Gazprom’s deputy chairman Ale..
Fluor Awarded Cutbank Ridge Partnership Sweet Gas Plant Project in Canada
Cutbank Ridge Partnership selected Fluor to execute engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) for Saturn 15-27 Phase 2 Sweet Gas Plant Project near Dawson Creek, British Columbia. The project is part of the Cutbank Ridge Partnership Program to develop natural gas and natural gas li..
Marcellus Producer Asks Approval of Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline
Chief Oil & Gas LLC, one of the customers supporting Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC‘s proposed Atlantic Sunrise pipeline, said Marcellus producers are in desperate need and urged FERC to “promptly approve” the project. “The Atlantic Sunrise project is a critical pathway to connect Marcellus..
Mountain Valley to Supply Markets In Northeastern U.S.
Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC and Consolidated Edison, Inc. announced their intent to deliver natural gas to industrial and consumer end-use markets located in the growing demand areas of the Northeast. The 20-year transportation agreement with ConEd is for 250,000 Dth/d of firm capacity on proposed..
Right-Of-Way Clearing Begins for Constitution Pipeline
Constitution Pipeline Company, LLC received authorization from FERC to proceed with limited tree felling activities along its pipeline right-of-way in Pennsylvania. The authorization is a significant milestone and major step forward for the pipeline designed to transport enough natural gas to serve ..
Subsea Engineering Associates Win Baltic Gas Project
Australia’s Subsea Engineering Associates Pty Ltd. (SEA) was awarded design, procurement and construction management for the Baltic Gas Project in the Polish sector of the Baltic Sea for Baltic Gas Sp. The scope of work includes over 110 km of subsea pipelines, HDD shore crossings, pre- and post-la..
Florida Southeast Connection Project Gains FERC Approval
Florida Southeast Connection, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc., received a Certificate of Public Need and Necessity from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to construct and operate a proposed pipeline to transport natural gas to South Florida. The approval provide..
Volvo Turning Up the Gas in Europe
Special to Pipeline & Gas Journal Volvo pipelayers were used on both sides of the border to allow gas to flow from France to Belgium for the first time. As well as responding to increasing demand for gas in Belgium’s West Flanders region, the new pipeline will feed gas to northwest Europe. Located..
Energy Saving Along with Green CNG Decompression
A CNG decompression process, Vortex PRS-CNG, developed by Universal Vortex, Inc. (UVI), allows for complete elimination of high-pressure gas preheat and raises the pressure-regulated gas temperature without applying any external man-made energy. The technology places no limitation on CNG flow rate a..
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