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  • How do LNG costs vary with plant size?

    How do LNG costs vary with plant size?

    This data-file tabulates a dozen data-points on LNG plant opex, from company disclosures, the technical literature and academic papers. Opex is a function of plant size, and tends to fall by $0.3/mcf for each 10x change in plant capacity.

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  • Wind: aim higher?

    Wind: aim higher?

    This data-file contains a simple model for how wind speeds and wind power co-vary with altitude. 2x greater power could likely be harnessed by a kite at 300m than a similar-sized turbine at 80m. 

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  • Costs of an LNG fuelling station

    Costs of an LNG fuelling station

    We have tabulated the costs of constructing an LNG-fuelling station across 55 cost lines, totalling €1M/site. c$10/mcf may be added to the cost of gas as a fuel.

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  • Maintenance costs for gas-powered trucks?

    Maintenance costs for gas-powered trucks?

    Maintenance costs are tabulated by category, for a fleet of compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks, travelling 16M miles across the United States.

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  • Landfill costs: by country and over time?

    Landfill costs: by country and over time?

    This data-file tabulates the most likely costs of placing waste-material (e.g., plastic) into landfill, country by country, and over time. Landfill taxes have risen at an 8% CAGR on average, clearly reduce landfilling rates, and promote recycling. This short note spells out our top five conclusions on landfill taxes by country and over time.

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  • Global shipping and the switch from fuel oil?

    Global shipping and the switch from fuel oil?

    The 240MTpa shipping-fuels market will be disrupted from 2020, under IMO sulphur regulations. Hence, this data-file breaks down the world’s 100,000-vessel shipping fleet into 13 distinct categories. We see 40-60MTpa upside to LNG demand from 2040.

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  • Production Losses at a Giant Offshore Oilfield

    Production Losses at a Giant Offshore Oilfield

    This data-file breaks down the production losses at a giant offshore oilfield, across five categories and ten sub-categories. They are addressable with digital oilfield technologies, as shown by our notes. Advanced algorithms such as BP’s Apex solution, are capable of reducing the losses — particularly in the largest categories. Halving them could increase output by…

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  • Oil Major Cash Flow and Operating Leverage

    Oil Major Cash Flow and Operating Leverage

    This data-file tabulates the approximate cash flow, capex and ‘pre-tax costs’ of Oil Majors, to illustrate the group’s operational leverage. Every $1 of free cash flow comes after $3 of cost.

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