The Ascent of Small Scale LNG?
Large LNG projects make large headlines. But we are excited by the ascent of smaller-scale LNG. At <1MTpa each, these facilities can be harder to track, which is the objective…
LNG as a Shipping Fuel: the Economics
…LNG (b) small-scale LNG and (c) LNG bunkering, to supply a relatively fuel-intensive shipping route. After IMO 2020 regulations buoy diesel pricing, it should be economical to fuel newbuild ships…
Shell: the future of LNG plants?
Shell is revolutionizing LNG project design, based on reviewing 40 of the company’s gas-focused patents from 2019. The innovations can lower LNG facilities’ capex by 70% and opex by 50%;…
LNG in the energy transition: rewriting history?
A vast new up-cycle for LNG is in the offing, to meet energy transition goals, by displacing coal and improving industrial efficiency. 2024-25 LNG markets could by 100MTpa under-supplied, taking…
US LNG: new perceptions?
…we expect most of the LNG will be ‘Clear LNG’ with no embedded Scope 1&2 emissions (page 9). The challenges and bottlenecks for achieving this US LNG ramp are addressed…
Small-Scale LNG liquefaction Costs: New Opportunities?
Cutting-edge LNG technologies can deliver 15% pre-tax IRRs, taking in $3/mcf gas and selling $10/mcf LNG: even after scaling down to nano-sized 4kTpa units. This data-file shows our workings, across…
Phosphoric acid production costs?
…the wet process. In the wet process of phosphoric acid production, phosphate-containing rocks are crushed and reacted with sulfuric acid, then extensively filtered in hydrocyclones, and further treated to purify…
Costs of an LNG fuelling station
We have tabulated the costs of constructing an LNG-fuelling station for road vehicles across 55 distinct cost-lines, based on data from a dozen sites in Europe. Total capex will average…
LNG plant footprints: compaction costs?
…requires less pre-processing; and worker counts are as much as 4x lower, due to phased, modular construction designs (see below). FLNG is c20x more compact than typical international projects but…
Polyester: production process?
…don’t look like other plastics or feel like other plastics. The polyester production process? This data-file gives an overview of polyester production, specifically PET fiber production process, building up from…