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Definition LNG is the acronym of Liquefied Natural Gas. The Natural Gas is Methane. The operation of Liquefaction is made by the compression of the gas at moderate pressure and cooling at the cryogenic temperature of – 160°C. LNG is a clear, colourless, non-toxic liquid. The volume of the LNG is 1/600th of its volume as […]
Sabine Pass LNG Terminal opens overseas export to Shale gas production Originally planned to be a LNG Import Terminal the Sabine Pass LNG project in Lousianna,USA, had been left in stand by for a while, until the Shale gas industry managed to put the domestic gas prices down below $4 per mmBTU with a great […]
ENI goes global in Petrochemical In the same time as ConocoPhillips revives the Phillips 66 brand to reposition its Downstream activities, ENI has decided to rename Polimeri Europa into Versalis. The new name represents a tangible sign of ENI‘s 2011 decision to relaunch its petrochemical business. Born in 1994 from the joint venture between Enichem and […]
While Phillips 66 sells Trainer refinery to Delta Air Lines, BP will supply the crude. Phillips 66, the newly created company to take over the ConocoPhillips Downstream activities is going to sell its Trainer Refinery, close to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,USA, to Delta Air Lines for $150 million. This refinery has a capacity of 185,000b/d of light […]
It is not every day that a Major company shakes up its Oil&Gas business model and introduce a new brand to re-position its strategy and consolidate its Market Leadership. But in July 2011, ConocoPhillips had announced to spin off all their Midstream and Downstream activities under the name of Phillips 66. On May 1st, 2012 […]
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), India and ConocoPhillips, USA, have signed on March 30th a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to co-operate and develop the shale gas resources in India, North America and elsewhere besides deep water opportunities in Eastern offshore India. The unprecedented growth of shale gas in the USA has generated new hopes […]
Definition: “IOC” is the acronym of International Oil Company and nominates the Oil & Gas companies which are privately owned and operate globally. Comment: The most well-known “IOCs” are ExxonMobil, ChevronTexaco, BP, Shell, Total, ConocoPhillips. They are also called the “Major Companies” or simply the “Majors” as they are the biggest petroleum companies in the […]