Artificial lift is a method of increasing pressure within an oil and gas reservoir to maximize hydrocarbon recovery. Historically, artificial lift was primarily used on wells with insufficient pressure but now in an effort to improve flow rates its use on naturally flowing wells has increased. In total there are ~1 million wells utilizing artificial […]
How can turbomachinery OEMs compete in the downturn?
Since late 2014, oil prices have fallen dramatically, and capital budgets across the oil and gas value chain are being slashed. Large oil and gas majors have cut capital costs by 19%, national oil companies by 18%, and U.S.-focused E&P independents, who have been the hardest hit, have reduced capex by as much as 43% […]
Energy Policy Proposals of the U.S. Presidential Candidates
With the 2016 presidential election right around the corner, ADI Analytics has summarized the proposed energy policies of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Our summary is based on the candidates’ energy policies from their websites and comments on energy issues from interviews and speeches. To the extent possible, policy proposals have been summarized in the […]
New Applications for Reciprocating Compressors in LNG
Large supplies of cheap natural gas have caused many companies to search for gas monetization options. Most focus has been on the construction of large-scale LNG liquefaction facilities. However, there are several smaller markets that are also benefitting from and seeing new innovation in the wake of cheap, plentiful gas. For example, low-speed reciprocating compressors […]
Oil Majors Pursue Energy Storage
In May 2016, Total announced a $1.1 billion purchase of battery maker, Saft. This is the largest investment into energy storage by an oil and gas company to date. Total is not alone in investing in energy storage technology to help support efforts to provide more renewable energy. Several other oil and gas companies have […]
The Panama Canal’s Expansion Impacts Crude Oil, LPG, and LNG
Today the Shell-chartered Maran Gas Apollonia became the first large LNG tanker to transit the newly expanded Panama Canal carrying cargo from Cheniere’s Sabine Pass liquefaction plant to East Asia. Since its inception in 1914, the Panama Canal has connected 160 countries and 1,700 ports around the world. Today, between 13,000 to 14,000 ships use […]
Applying Latin American LNG Strategies in the U.S.
The Bolivian state energy company Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) is using an LNG virtual pipeline, which is a system where LNG is produced in a liquefaction plant and is transported in tanker trucks to customers. The YPFB virtual pipeline includes a fleet of tanker trucks and mobile regasification units to transport LNG produced in […]
A Slowing Dragon: China’s LNG Demand Declines for the First Time
In 2014, China’s LNG demand peaked at 2.7 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) making it the third-largest LNG importer in the world behind Japan and South Korea. However, as the Chinese economy has slowed LNG demand declined for the first time since China started importing LNG in 2006. Figure 1 highlights the revised LNG […]
Exploring Alternatives to Silicon Photovoltaic Cells
In today’s solar power industry, about 90% of solar panels are made from silicon materials. The price of silicon photovoltaics has fallen significantly enabling it to be a key driver for the success of solar energy. However, a disadvantage of silicon photovoltaics is that the cells use 1,000 times more light absorbing material than alternative […]
Addressing Pipeline Corrosion Using New Practices and Technologies
In May 2015, a corroding California pipeline leaked over 3,400 barrels of oil into the Pacific coastline. This was one of several incidents that led to new regulatory scrutiny and growing operator interest on pipeline and asset integrity. The leaky pipeline was built in the late 1980s and entered service in 1991 making the pipeline […]
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