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SEPTEMBER
2014
Land of the rising
Subbu Bettadapura,
Frost & Sullivan,
provides an outlook
for the Japanese
LNG industry.
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2014
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J
apan, theworld’s largestLNG importingcountry, is
forecast tohavea strongdemand forLNGduring
theperiod2015 to2020, therebydrivinggrowth
opportunities forvariousenterprisesengaged inengineering,
metals,equipment,construction, servicesand trading.
As thecountrybecomesmoredependentonLNG, the
domesticLNG industry ispoised togrowandalso seekout
globalexpansionopportunities.
Japan fostered thegrowthof theLNG industry inAsiaby
being theanchormarket forexports fromBrunei, Indonesia
andMalaysia in the 1970s. Ithas reliedonadiverseportfolio
ofnations forLNGwhileheavilybankingonSoutheastAsia to
meet its requirements.Of late,Australia,QatarandRussiaare
supplyingup to50%of Japan’s imports,overtaking the
SoutheastAsian suppliers.Apart from these,PapuaNew
Guineaand theUSwillbe theother important sources for
Japan’sLNG supplies in thecomingyears.
High dependence on LNG
Japanhas to importmostof itsnaturalgas in the formof
LNG.ElectricutilitiesTokyoElectric,ChubuElectric,Kansai
Electric,andcitygasdistributioncompanies,TokyoGas,
OsakaGasandTohoGas,areamong thecountry’s largest
LNG importers.
Japanhasgasnetworksdeveloped specifically fora
servicearea.Thecitygas suppliersdelivergas tocustomers
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2014
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LNG for the lion city
Samsung C&T, Singapore, looks back at the construction and
development of Singapore’s first LNG terminal and reflects on
its role in the global LNG market.
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No more leaks!
Junjie Yu, Dino Simonits and Yuxing Jiang, LIOS Technology
GmbH, Germany, discuss the application of DTS systems for
leak detection on LNG tanks in Tianjin, China.
27
Waste not want not
Dan Danskin, AP Sensing, UK, looks at applying DTS technology
to reduce storage costs.
30
Take shelter!
Hans Geiger, Intertec-Hess GmbH, Germany, discusses
methods of protecting instrumentation on floating LNG vessels.
35
Profitable green drilling
Randy Hull, Prometheus Energy, Jon McEvers, Antero
Resources, and Alan Grosse, GE Power & Water/Distributed
Power Group, USA, show how a complementary field gas and
LNG fuel strategy facilitates 100% natural gas drilling.
39
Breaking from tradition
John Lamb, Alpha Process Controls, UK, argues that breakaway
couplings herald a new generation for safe LNG transfer.
43
LNG in the balance
George Barnes and Scott Tanner, Flow-Cal Inc., USA,
ask whether measurement applications can meet the
challenge of balancing inventory as it transitions between a
natural gas pipeline and an LNG vessel.
47
Into the groove
Xavier Guérif and Pol Dunoyer, GEA Batignolles Technologies
Thermiques S.A.S, France, offer an alternative solution to
enhance the performance of air cooled heat exchangers.
50
The heart of liquefaction
Todd Omatick and Kyle Carpenter, Elliott Group, USA, explain
why experience and expertise are key to LNG compression.
56
Knowledge in control
Pier Parisi and Emily Hoop, Compressor Controls Corp., USA,
question whether it is possible to control critical machinery
with technology alone.
61
Take control
Hector Buchelly, Schneider Electric, USA, looks at how
dynamic simulation can boost turbomachinery system
capabilities.
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Pump & turbomachinery equipment review
LNG Industry
reviews a selection of the most advanced
pump/turbomachinery equipment in the build up to this year’s
Pump & Turbomachinery Symposia, taking place in Houston,
Texas, USA, from 22 - 25 September 2014.
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Comment
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LNG news
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Land of the rising.... LNG imports
Subbu Bettadapura, Frost & Sullivan, provides an outlook for
the Japanese LNG industry.
Elliott Group has
a long heritage of
supplying large,
efficient refrigeration
compressors for LNG
service worldwide.
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