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EIA: US, Qatar and Russia provided almost 70% of liquefied natural gas received in Europe in 2021

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FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In 2021, a large share of Europe’s supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) originated in the United States, Qatar, and Russia. Natural gas supply constraints in Europe and the low storage inventories of the past year contributed to recent increases in US LNG exports to Europe. Bcf/d in 2021, compared with 11.8

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Qatar researchers review hydrogen production from on-board ammonia decomposition

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JUNE 25, 2023

A team from Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar has comprehensively reviewed various ammonia decomposition techniques to produce clean hydrogen by recovering the boil-off ammonia while integrating solar energy infrastructures onboard a ship for electricity and heat requirements. The review paper is published in the journal Fuel.

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Qatar Airways, QSTP and Qatar Petroleum to Develop Renewable Biojet Fuel with Support of Airbus; Formation of Qatar Advanced Biofuel Platform

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JANUARY 10, 2010

Qatar Airways, Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) and Qatar Petroleum (QP) will jointly carry out engineering, economic analysis and move into the development of renewable biojet fuel that will also look into ways for production and supply, with the support of Airbus. Ongoing market and strategic analysis.

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Qatar Petroleum and UOP to research more efficient treatment of natural gas

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JANUARY 29, 2014

Qatar Petroleum (QP) and UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, have signed a joint research agreement on “Process Optimization of CO 2 and Sulfur Components Removal from Natural Gases.” QP develops/operates onshore and offshore oil and gas fields in Qatar, including exploration, field development, production, refining, transport, and storage.

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Qatar and Shell sign Heads of Agreement for the development of a ~$6.4B petrochemicals complex in Qatar

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DECEMBER 5, 2011

Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry of the State of Qatar, and Peter Voser, CEO of Shell, signed a Heads of Agreement that sets the scope and commercial principles for the development of a world-scale petrochemicals complex in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar.

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Qatar Airways Becomes First to Operate Commercial Flight on GTL Jet Fuel Blend Qatar Airways became the first airline to operate a commercial flight o

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OCTOBER 12, 2009

Qatar Airways became the first airline to operate a commercial flight on a 50:50 blend with synthetic GTL Jet Fuel. The natural gas derived synthetic kerosene for the six-hour flight from London to Doha came from Shell’s GTL plant in Bintulu, Malaysia. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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AFRY, RINA study points to feasibility and attractiveness of Gulf-to-Europe hydrogen pipeline

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JUNE 27, 2023

With abundant renewable energy sources (RES) and natural gas reserves, the Gulf region is set to become a leading global producer of green and blue hydrogen, ammonia and other synthesis products. Route from Gulf to EU border could run 3,400 km from Qatar to Greece via Yanbu, Neom, Gulf of Aqaba, Port Said area. kg in the longer term.

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First gas flows to Pearl GTL

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MARCH 23, 2011

Construction at the massive Pearl GTL project, Qatar, 2010. Qatar Petroleum and Shell announced the first flow of dedicated offshore gas into the Pearl gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant located in Ras Laffan Industrial City in the State of Qatar. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Suncor Energy sells majority of conventional natural gas business in Western Canada for $1B

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APRIL 15, 2013

Suncor Energy has reached an agreement to sell the conventional portion of its natural gas business in Western Canada for $1 billion to a newly established partnership between Centrica plc and Qatar Petroleum International. Estimated production from this business in 2013 is approximately 42,000 boe/d (90% gas). Source: Suncor.

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ADB: Projected cost of Uzbek Oltin Yo’l GTL plant increases by 37% to $5.6B

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MARCH 3, 2014

The project will produce 37,610 barrels per day (bbl/d) of GTL diesel, GTL kerosene, GTL naphtha and LPG using natural gas supplied by Uzbekneftegaz from the Shurtan fields. The technology used is similar to that of the pioneering ORYX GTL plant in Qatar. In the first stage, natural gas is combined with oxygen to form a syngas.

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GECF: more than a quarter of 2050 natural gas supply untapped

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Yet-to-find (YTF) resources will contribute to around 30% of the total production of natural gas worldwide by 2050, according to Yury Sentyurin, the Secretary General of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF). Senturin made his remarks during the 25 th Oil & Gas of Turkmenistan Conference. —Secretary General Sentyurin.

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Sasol, GE develop new anaerobic microbial technology for cleaning of Fischer-Tropsch waste water; boosting gas-to-liquids (GTL) value proposition

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NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Sasol currently uses aerobic microbes to treat GTL and coal-to-liquids (CTL) effluents in ORYX GTL, Qatar and Synfuels, Secunda facilities. The waste produced is a methane-rich bio-gas which can then be used for power generation. Biomass-to-Liquids (BTL) Biotech Coal-to-Liquids (CTL) Gas-to-Liquids (GTL)'

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Waste Water Gas Cleaning

BP Statistical Review finds global oil share down for 12th year in a row, coal share up to highest level since 1969; renewables at 2%

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JUNE 13, 2012

Coal’s market share of 30.3% Oil demand grew by less than 1%—the slowest rate amongst fossil fuels—while gas grew by 2.2%, and coal was the only fossil fuel with above average annual consumption growth at 5.4% Gas production globally grew by 3.1%; the US recorded 7.7% World primary energy consumption grew by 2.5%

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3 Oil Majors That Bet Big On Renewables

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AUGUST 31, 2020

An analysis of near-term spending plans on renewables by the biggest oil and gas companies shows that real investments in renewable energy will continue to pale in comparison to capex plans for greenfield fossil fuel projects. Indeed, much of Big Oil's reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions leans on the so-called natural gas bridge.

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LanzaTech and LCY to target bio-based chemicals market; bio-based C2 to C5 feedstock as raw materials

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APRIL 6, 2011

LanzaTech, a company using proprietary bacteria to convert industrial waste gases into fuels and chemicals ( earlier post ), is partnering with Taiwan-based LCY Chemical Corporation (LCY), one the world’s leading chemical companies, to identify key bio-based chemicals to produce for global fuels and chemicals markets.

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EIA: US exported more LNG than any other country in the first half of 2023

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The United States exported more liquefied natural gas (LNG) than any other country in the first half of 2023 (1H23), according to data from CEDIGAZ analyzed by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Bcf/d, followed by Qatar at 10.4 Bcf/d) less than natural gas imports by pipeline. US LNG exports averaged 11.6

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EIA ups total shale oil resource estimate by 13% to 419B barrels, shale gas by 4% to 7576 Tcf

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DECEMBER 15, 2015

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) continues to expand its assessment of technically recoverable shale oil and shale natural gas resources around the world. Each of the countries has an existing oil and natural gas industry with infrastructure connecting the basins to global markets. Bcf/d from 2005 to 2014.

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EIA: As of 2021, China imports more LNG than any other country

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MAY 3, 2022

In 2021, China imported more liquefied natural gas (LNG) than any other country, according to data from Global Trade Tracker and China’s General Administration of Customs, gathered by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Prior to 2021, Japan had been the world’s largest LNG importer for decades, according to data from Cedigaz.

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Haldor Topsoe and Sasol unite to offer customers single-point licenses for proven gas-to-liquids solutions

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DECEMBER 3, 2019

Sasol and Haldor Topsoe, two of the global leaders in gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology, have entered into a collaboration agreement to offer single-point licensing of proven and bankable GTL solutions to produce diesel, kerosene and naphtha from natural gas. Together, the two companies offer medium to world-scale sized GTL solutions.

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Study finds well-to-wheels GHG emissions of GTL diesel lower than that of petroleum diesel when co-product displacement is considered

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2011

Gas-to-liquids (GTL) process systems boundary with co-product displacement. A common approach in LCA and net energy analysis, known as the “system expansion” method (also known as the “substitution” or “displacement” method) credits saved energy and emissions burdens to co-products associated with the products displaced in the market.

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IHS Markit: US poised to be world’s largest LNG exporter in 2022 as China becomes top LNG importer

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JANUARY 6, 2022

The world’s two largest economies—the United States and China—are poised to be the world’s top export and import markets for liquefied natural gas (LNG), respectively, in 2022, according to a new report by IHS Markit. —Michael Stoppard, chief strategist, global gas, IHS Markit. MMt set in 2014.

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GE and Clean Energy Fuels Partner to expand LNG refueling infrastructure in US for trucks; new MicroLNG plants

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NOVEMBER 13, 2012

GE’s MicroLNG plant can liquefy natural gas at any point along a gas distribution network. GE and Clean Energy Fuels are collaborating to expand the infrastructure for natural gas transportation in the United States. As part of the collaboration, Clean Energy Fuels will initially purchase two MicroLNG plants from GE Oil & Gas.

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Power shortages from the shut-down of the TEPCO Fukashima Daiichi nuke plant likely to be met by LNG

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MARCH 13, 2011

This generation was effectively replaced by gas-fired generation using LNG, with an impact on the global LNG market through higher spot prices and sales. The most likely sources of spot LNG would be Qatar and the Atlantic Basin. Around 30% of power is generated from gas and this may well increase, with implications for LNG.

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INPEX and Total launch the $34B Ichthys offshore Australia LNG Project; entire 8.5 Mt/y LNG output already sold for 15 years

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JANUARY 13, 2012

Japan-based INPEX Corporation and its joint venture partner Total have made the final investment decision (FID) for the Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Australia, representing an investment of US$34 billion dollars. Total Gas & Power Limited, the gas trading subsidiary of Total, will also purchase 0.9

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Canadas shale boom: more to come in Montney

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

A pervasive hydrocarbon system in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) in Alberta and British Columbia, the Montney is estimated to hold 2,200 trillion cubic feet of gas, almost 29 billion barrels of natural gas liquids and over 136 billion barrels of oil. by James Burgess of Oilprice.com. million per section. Source: [link].

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Fisker reports more than $100M in revenue Jan-Apr 2012; more than $1B in funding since 2007

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MAY 29, 2012

Pending completion of investment sourcing, we are poised to press ahead with further market expansion and development of our higher volume model, the Fisker Atlantic. Al-Futtaim and its network of experienced retailers will allow Fisker to reach customers in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, and Egypt. 2012 Fisker Karma.

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EIA: US became the world’s largest LNG exporter in the first half of 2022

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JULY 26, 2022

The United States became the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter during the first half of 2022, according to data from CEDIGAZ. US LNG exports continued to grow for three reasons: increased LNG export capacity, increased international natural gas and LNG prices, and increased global demand, particularly in Europe.

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The Technical Failure That Could Clear The Oil Glut In A Matter Of Weeks

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JULY 16, 2017

The skepticism shown by a majority of financial analysts and oil commentators about the real threat to global oil (and gas) production volumes was countered by the news that the production at Saudi Aramco’s main offshore oil field, Manifa, has been hit by technical problems. Amin Nasser’s aim is to go beyond global oil markets.

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Total to acquire Engie’s upstream LNG business, becoming 2nd largest global LNG player

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NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Total signed an agreement with Engie to acquire its portfolio of upstream liquefied natural gas (LNG) assets for an overall enterprise value of $1.49 Additional payments of up to $550 million could be payable by Total in case of an improvement in the oil markets in the coming years. —Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman & CEO of Total.

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Fusion Fuel Green partners with CCC to develop green hydrogen demonstrator plants in Middle East

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MAY 13, 2021

The companies plan to develop demonstrator plants in several countries in the region, namely Oman, Kuwait, and Qatar. We are delighted to be partnering with the CCC to open this new market. Territories that were largely desert in the middle of the 20th century are now thriving oil economies.

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ABB charges into the future with Formula E

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

However, for ABB and the many other companies involved with Formula E, it’s by no means all about marketing—there’s some important product development going on. A lot of what we do with Formula E, we’ll pull the lessons learned and the improvements to our mass-market chargers or equipment. From the racetrack to the street. “A

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Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

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OCTOBER 6, 2015

Putin has highlighted on various occasions the contribution Russia’s mineral wealth, in particular oil and natural gas, must make for Russia to be able to sustain economic growth, promote industrial development, catch up with the developed economies, and modernize Russia’s military and military industry. percent of GDP in 2014.

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The right way to get oil-rich West Asia to pressure electrical vehicles? Chinese language EV makers contemplate

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

s top class Zeekr emblem have began promoting in Israel and planning to make bigger into extra international locations within the patch, together with Qatar and Bahrain. While it’s still relatively cheap to run a gas-guzzler in many places — petrol costs between $2.18 Chery Car Co. and Zhejiang Geely Keeping Staff Co.’s

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EIA: US, Qatar and Russia provided almost 70% of liquefied natural gas received in Europe in 2021

Qatar researchers review hydrogen production from on-board ammonia decomposition

Qatar Airways, QSTP and Qatar Petroleum to Develop Renewable Biojet Fuel with Support of Airbus; Formation of Qatar Advanced Biofuel Platform

Qatar Petroleum and UOP to research more efficient treatment of natural gas

Qatar and Shell sign Heads of Agreement for the development of a ~$6.4B petrochemicals complex in Qatar

Qatar Airways Becomes First to Operate Commercial Flight on GTL Jet Fuel Blend Qatar Airways became the first airline to operate a commercial flight o

AFRY, RINA study points to feasibility and attractiveness of Gulf-to-Europe hydrogen pipeline

First gas flows to Pearl GTL

Suncor Energy sells majority of conventional natural gas business in Western Canada for $1B

ADB: Projected cost of Uzbek Oltin Yo’l GTL plant increases by 37% to $5.6B

GECF: more than a quarter of 2050 natural gas supply untapped

Sasol, GE develop new anaerobic microbial technology for cleaning of Fischer-Tropsch waste water; boosting gas-to-liquids (GTL) value proposition

BP Statistical Review finds global oil share down for 12th year in a row, coal share up to highest level since 1969; renewables at 2%

3 Oil Majors That Bet Big On Renewables

LanzaTech and LCY to target bio-based chemicals market; bio-based C2 to C5 feedstock as raw materials

EIA: US exported more LNG than any other country in the first half of 2023

EIA ups total shale oil resource estimate by 13% to 419B barrels, shale gas by 4% to 7576 Tcf

EIA: As of 2021, China imports more LNG than any other country

Haldor Topsoe and Sasol unite to offer customers single-point licenses for proven gas-to-liquids solutions

Study finds well-to-wheels GHG emissions of GTL diesel lower than that of petroleum diesel when co-product displacement is considered

IHS Markit: US poised to be world’s largest LNG exporter in 2022 as China becomes top LNG importer

GE and Clean Energy Fuels Partner to expand LNG refueling infrastructure in US for trucks; new MicroLNG plants

Power shortages from the shut-down of the TEPCO Fukashima Daiichi nuke plant likely to be met by LNG

INPEX and Total launch the $34B Ichthys offshore Australia LNG Project; entire 8.5 Mt/y LNG output already sold for 15 years

Canadas shale boom: more to come in Montney

Fisker reports more than $100M in revenue Jan-Apr 2012; more than $1B in funding since 2007

EIA: US became the world’s largest LNG exporter in the first half of 2022

The Technical Failure That Could Clear The Oil Glut In A Matter Of Weeks

Total to acquire Engie’s upstream LNG business, becoming 2nd largest global LNG player

Fusion Fuel Green partners with CCC to develop green hydrogen demonstrator plants in Middle East

ABB charges into the future with Formula E

Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

The right way to get oil-rich West Asia to pressure electrical vehicles? Chinese language EV makers contemplate

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