Carbon dioxide

Definition NGL is the acronym of Natural Gas Liquids. These Natural Gas Liquids are also called Condensates and refer to the non-methane hydrocarbon gas such as Ethane, Propane, Benzene, Butane or Pentane which stand at liquid state within the reservoir at underground pressure. Comments While being at liquid state in the reservoir, the NGLs turn […]

 Definition Natural gas in a natural mixture of hydrocarbon gas, mainly methane or ethane plus other hydrocarbon gas and impurities such as sulfides, carbon dioxide and water. Natural gas is a fossil fuel found in natural underground rock formations and mostly in combination with other hydrocarbon resources such as coal or oil. Natural gas is […]

K5 is located about 230km from Bintulu, in water depth of 80 metres. Discovered in 1970, K5 is a sour gas field offshore Sarawak in eastern Malaysia. It had been left undeveloped as it contains up to 70 % carbon dioxide (CO²)  content. Anyway, Petronas and Total have now signed a heads of agreement to jointly study its […]

Definition: “CCS” stands for Capture Compression and Sequestration. This operation is directly related to the Carbone Dioxide (CO²). Comments: As reflected by the acronym, CCS require three different operations: Capture: The Capture of the CO² is not always easy, it depends very much where the CO² comes from, mixed with Oil & Gas, produced out […]