ChartLNGIcover-9-15-OP.pdf 1 9/9/2015 3:32:28 PM LN G INDUSTRY | October 2015 October 2015 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K DESIGN INNOVATION UNRIVALED EXPERIENCE www. PROVEN PERFORMANCE lngindustry .com ENERGY for life “The light and energy of Seoul ignites great ideas.” Mina Cheon - Artist Energy powers our world, it enriches our lives. Korean artist Mina Cheon uses energy as an inspiration for her art. It fuels her imagination. RasGas provides clean, reliable energy for Qatar and the world. Energy for Life. South Korea RG_KoreaA3E-Adi.indd 2 9/15/15 12:12 PM ENERGY for life “The light and energy of Seoul ignites great ideas.” Mina Cheon - Artist Energy powers our world, it enriches our lives. Korean artist Mina Cheon uses energy as an inspiration for her art. It fuels her imagination. RasGas provides clean, reliable energy for Qatar and the world. Energy for Life. South Korea RG_KoreaA3E-Adi.indd 2 9/15/15 12:12 PM Modular, scalable, cleaner energy. Fueling the future of natural gas. A skid-mounted, plug-n-play natural gas liquefaction plant that provides a cleaner more abundant LNG fuel source for remote locations. GE’s small scale LNG plants mean faster commissioning times and reduced installation costs. Imagination at work. www.geoilandgas.com/smallscalelng ISSN 1747-1826 CONTENTS2015 OCTOBER 05 Comment 81 A helpful tool 07 LNG news Bjarte Lund, Kyma a.s, Norway, introduces a software module to help optimise the efficiency on DFDE LNG carriers. 14 Looking for growth 87 Working together Mike Johnston, T.A. Cook Consultants Inc., UK, looks at the growth Marcel Veldhuizen, Intergraph, EMIA, considers how an prospects for LNG in the context of Asian and global markets. interoperable environment can lead to increased efficiency and 18 LNG today and tomorrow decreased costs. Genevieve Solomon, BG Group, UK, looks at the evolving trade 91 Turn it up (and down) dynamics of the LNG industry. Michael Calvert, Emerson Process Management, Australia, introduces Emerson’s new solution to control wells at the 25 Preventing the freeze Santos GLNG project. Derek Goh, eltherm Asia-Pacific, Singapore, introduces a tank bottom slab frost heave prevention solution for the Singapore LNG 93 Troubleshooting terminal. Michael H. Sheilan, Amine Experts Inc., Canada, and Ralph H. Weiland, Optimized Gas Treating Inc., USA, take a look 28 Responding to changing times at two LNG trains that were experiencing severe foaming issues. Dr Jason Shirley and Mike Ferrara, National Grid Grain LNG Ltd, UK, outline energy efficiencies at the Grain LNG terminal. 101 Knowledge is power Tony Wimpenny, Orbital Global Solutions, UK, explains why 35 Optimum arrangements scientific sampling of mercury in natural gas processing improves safety, efficiency and decision making. When it comes to selecting the right compressor technology and drivers for FLNG projects, a number of factors should be taken into consideration. Patrice Bardon, Dresser-Rand, France, explains why. 105 Keeping connected Bob Greaney, Kentz, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, 43 Doubling up Australia, outlines the telecommunications and electronic requirements at the Chevron-operated Gorgon Project on Thomas Göttlinger, Schott, Germany, discusses the safety benefits Barrow Island, Australia. of glass-to-metal sealed terminal header assemblies for LNG pumps. 47 Crossing over 107 Gastech 2015 preview LNG Industry previews a selection of companies that will be Neil Wilson, Cryostar, France, explains how pump technology can exhibiting at this year’s Gastech Conference & Exhibition in aid the quest for fuel economy in LNG carrier propulsion. Singapore from 27 – 30 October 2015. 50 What shall we do with all this gas? ON Paul Shields, Chart Industries Inc., USA, looks at how small and THIS MONTH’S COVER mid scale LNG is providing answers to this question. ChartLNGIcover-9-15-OP.pdf 1 9/9/2015 3:32:28 PM Chart is a passionate LN 59 Building the future G INDUSTRY | advocate for LNG Sung-Geun Lee, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering as a clean burning, (DSME), South Korea, discusses the world’s first application of LNG October 2015 economic and safe fuel alternative to diesel and propulsion technologies for large commerical vessels. October 2015 provides equipment and solutions across the 65 A world of change entire LNG value chain – Todd Gibbs, Atlas Copco Gas and Process Division, USA, discusses liquefaction, distribution, a propulsion and gas handling system to meet the needs of today’s storage and end-use. evolving LNG market. To find out more visit: C M www.ChartLNG.com. Y CM 69 Future-proof MY CY CMY Alexandros Chiotopoulos, DNV GL, Norway, presents Oshima K Shipbuilding Co.’s new LNG-fuelled Kamsarmax bulk carrier design. 73 Lessons learned DESIGN INNOVATION Charles Mitchell, ABS Group, and Roy Bleiberg, ABS, USA, present updated guidance for LNG bunkering and LNG as fuel. UNRIVALED EXPERIENCE www. PROVEN PERFORMANCE lngindustry 77 Unlocking the LNG fuel supply chain .com Guillaume Gelin, Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT), France, discusses the safe and economic transfer of LNG from a bunker vessel to an LNG-fuelled ship. LNG_October_2015_OFC.indd 1 01/10/2015 15:20 Copyright © Palladian Publications Ltd 2015. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, LNG Industry is audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC). recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. 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Intergraph and the Intergraph logo are registered trademarks and Intergraph Smart is a trademark of Integraph Corp. or its subsidiaries in the United States and in other countries. Layout.inddSmart 3D_A4_Final.indd 1 1 01/10/20159/23/2015 15:15 9:01:14 AM CALLUM O’REILLY EDITOR COMMENT he recent news that Volkswagen (VW) has been this was a challenge that VW was not up to, and its decision deliberately cheating car emission tests in the US to cheat the system is certainly deserving of condemnation. Thas sent shockwaves across the global automotive However, the crisis also casts serious doubts on the ability industry. of the ‘clean diesel’ engine concept to comply with modern The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emission limits. This has opened the door to alternative uncovered that 482 000 VW cars in the US had been fitted solutions, including natural gas. with so-called ‘defeat devices’ in their diesel engines. The Although LNG is not a viable fuel for passenger cars (this sophisticated software was able to detect when the vehicle will have to be left to its sister fuel, CNG), the merits of LNG was undergoing performance tests and switch the car’s as a substitute fuel for diesel in the marine, rail and trucking emission controls on and off accordingly to improve results. sectors are well known. LNG offers a safe, reliable and cheap The software ensured that the vehicles passed emission tests solution to diesel that can cut NOX emissions by up to 80% without a glitch. However, away from the laboratory, the and particulate emissions by 75% compared to diesel.1 pollution controls were deactivated and the engines emitted This issue of LNG Industry contains a number of articles NOX pollutants that were up to 40 times above permitted exploring the benefits of LNG as a transport fuel, including an levels in the US, according to the EPA. interesting piece from ABS, introducing its updated guidance Since the scandal broke, VW has admitted that around for LNG bunkering and LNG as a fuel (p. 73). As interest in 11 million cars worldwide are fitted with the defeat device, the use of LNG as a transport fuel rapidly increases, guidance and that it also manipulated results in Europe. Unsurprisingly, notes and advisory pieces such as these are essential tools to VW’s Chief Executive, Martin Winterkorn, quickly tendered outline the benefits, challenges and regulatory requirements his resignation as the company’s shares plunged 30% in the that accompany the emergence of LNG as a fuel. Clear advice first few days after the news broke. At the time of writing, VW and guidance should help ensure that the industry remains was working out how to refit the software in the 11 million scandal free on its journey to wider acceptance. diesel engines involved in the scandal, and it had set aside The use of LNG as a transport fuel will be one of the €6.5 billion to cover costs. However, the financial implications key topics addressed at this year’s Gastech Conference and are likely to be far worse for VW as it readies itself for heavy Exhibition in Singapore.