Gas-To-Liquid (GTL)
Kazakhstan to monetize associated gas with GTL plant Chaired by ex BP CEO, Tony Hayward, the innovative company CompactGTL Limited (CompactGTL) signed a memorandum of co-operation with the Ministry of Oil and Gas in Kazakhstan to build in this country the first small-scale gas-to-liquid (GTL) facility in the world. With this project Kazakhstan is willing […]
Shell confirms Monaca Ethane Cracker on projects list After reassessing its projects list in regards of its investment capabilities, the super major Royal Dutch Shell (Shell) is confirming its Pennsylvania Petrochemical Complex project and the related Monaca Ethane Cracker to stay in its projects list. Instead, Shel is reconsidering the envisaged gas to liquid (GTL) project on Gulf Coast. This […]
Petrobras to prepare FEED tender for first GTL FPSO After years of feasibility studies and tests, Petrobras is readying to move on the first gas-to-liquid (GTL) floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel ever made in the world to stop flaring the associated gas released from the production of the pre-salt crude oil offshore Brazil. […]
USA Key Projects and Business Highlights In June 2013, the US energy agency, Energy Information Administration (EIA) updated its estimation of the shale gas reserves in the world and published its first estimations for the shale oil where USA ranks in the Top 5 countries in both cases. According to the 41 countries analyzed by the EIA, […]
After years delay Tullow wants Kudu money back After years of uncertainty and delays, the London-based Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) and its partners, Itochu Corporation (Itochu) from Japan and the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor), are decided to move the Kudu Gas-To-Power project ahead in Namibia. Located 130 kilometers offshore the Namibia coast, the […]
Shell and Technip Samsung Consortium closed deal December 13th, 2012, Shell Gas & Power Developments B.V. (Shell) , Technip and Samsung Heavy Industries (Samsung) signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) to strengthen their cooperation in the floating liquefaction of natural gas (FLNG) facilities. Since 2009, Technip and Samsung cooperate together on the Shell Prelude FLNG project through their […]
Shell to invest $20 billion in LNG and GTL for 2012 – 15 During Investors day in London, the major Royal Dutch Shell plc ( Shell) presented last week, its vision on the gas future global market and its strategy to sustain a profitable growth and market leadership in this sector. Compared with the other major […]
Shell to become the biggest investor in Qatar Through giant projects like Qatargas LNG 4 and Pearl GTL, Shell has become a key player in Qatar. These projects requested more than $ 26 billion capital expenditure on the top of which Shell is planning additional $ 6 billion for a greenfield Ras Laffan olefin complex in joint […]
