The Future of Energy Podcast Gastech

In the latest episode of the Future of Energy Podcast, Chris is joined by Jenna Wilson, a Consultant at Blue Engineering and Consulting Company, a well-known engineering and consulting company in North America.  For those of you not familiar with project developments in North America, companies like Blue provide key advice to project owners to keep projects on track to meeting their permitting goals.

Some of the topics covered:


A background on Blue Engineering and Consulting Company
Understanding FERC and PHMSA (the US regulatory landscape)
How permitting has evolved in the natural gas and LNG space
The similarities and differences with projects today versus the first wave of LNG export projects
The difference between an EA and an EIA/EIS
The smartest things project developers and engineering contractors have done or can do to get a project started on the right foot
Traps that companies may fall into when they are thinking about developing a new project

In this month's podcast, Chris is joined by David Colson, Commercial Vice President from GTT, a world-leading technology company in the shipping industry. David is a well-known speaker at Gastech and similar events where he delivers an interesting balance of technical and commercial perspectives on LNG. He also has tremendous insights into the energy industry and the application of technology as well as recently becoming a French Citizen!

Some of the topics covered:


The importance of shipping to the LNG industry
A brief overview of the beginning of the cryogenic shipping industry and some current industry statistics
The differences among leading containment systems and why membrane technology is the preferred choice for new ships
The expansion of the Panama Canal
How “LNG as a fuel” is being embraced
If the huge interest in Hydrogen will complement or displace the growth opportunities for LNG
The differences in containment systems between hydrogen and LNG
How shipping is taking a lead in the reduction of CO2 emissions and meeting international standards
Observations from working in shipyards

In this month’s podcast, Chris is joined by Justin Hearn, Former Industry Manager, LNG / Natural Gas, BASF Gas Treatment. Justin is a well-known figure in the gas processing industry and has been front and centre regarding nearly every part of the industry.



Some of the topics covered:




What companies get wrong when it comes to gas processing
At what point should owners and contractors involve specialists in projects?
Justin’s view on the leading license technology giants like BASF vs the open art strategy for gas processing
What causes foaming, how to prevent it and what are some mitigation strategies
Turn down and flexibility in gas processing units
Technical challenges for accommodating feed gas composition for plants that take pipeline gas



If you have an interesting technical energy project you're working on and would like to be involved in the podcast email us at futureofenergy@gastechevent.com.



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For today's podcast, Chris is joined by Roberto Ruiperez Vara from Freeport LNG. As you may know, Freeport LNG recently began full operations at their three-train LNG export facility in the United States.  Chris and Roberto had a great discussion around the history of Freeport LNG and the technology incorporated in this unique project.

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