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NewsCoronavirus likely to impact helium
The announcement that China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) has declared force majeure due to the impact of coronavirus on its demand for LNG, provides a reminder that helium markets are also likely to feel at least a temporary impact from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Europe dominates LNG import story in 2019
Global LNG production jumped in 2019, triggering oversupply and low prices that are expected to persist in 2020, says report by Independent Commodity Intelligence Services (ICIS).
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MENA 2019: Day one recap
The MENA region is both a region in the midst of change and still a major land of growth for the industrial gases industry.
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Qatar Petroleum to raise LNG production, helium potential
State-owned Qatar Petroleum will raise Qatar’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) production capacity to 126 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) by 2027, an increase of 64% from the current 77 mtpa.
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Qatargas and BASF sign agreement
LNG firm Qatargas, acting on behalf of Qatar Petroleum, has signed a technology license agreement with chemicals company BASF for the North Field Expansion Project in Qatar.
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Australia and India growth engines of LNG
According to GlobalData, Australia and India will be the significant contributors for capacity growth in Asia and Oceania’s LNG Industry for the outlook period 2018 to 2022.
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Regional markets – Focus on Middle East
In 2016, the Middle East industrial gases business generated revenues of $2.3bn, up from $875m in 2006, indicating an impressive average annual growth rate of just under 10%, in-keeping with the region’s wide reputation as one of the key emerging markets for the industry.
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Helium: Qatar 4 plant considered
The keenly anticipated Qatar 3 helium plant is still subject to well-documented delays, yet gas world understands the prospect of a further Qatar 4 plant is understood to be in consideration, says Luke Manickam and Rob Cockerill.
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Pipeline leak delays Qatar III helium project
Local reports in Korea suggest a multi-billion dollar dispute is in-progress between Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Barzan Gas Company, the latter essentially being the source of feedgas for the keenly anticipated Qatar 3 helium plant.
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Nakilat expands joint venture partnership with Maran Gas
Qatar LNG transport company Nakilat has expanded its joint venture partnership with Greek shipping company Maran Ventures Inc, to include two additional LNG vessels.
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Veotec designs bespoke HVAC solution
Veotec, design and fabrication specialist, has overcome a series of environmental and operational difficulties to successfully design a HVAC solution for an Ingersoll Rand compressor to be used at a new helium production plant in Qatar.
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Helium supply tightening again
Exclusive: Midway through the second month of 2018, and helium markets are again experiencing tight supply conditions, according to Phil Kornbluth, President of Kornbluth Helium Consulting.
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The importance of Plan B
The global helium business is full of fragilities and fluctuations by its very nature, as we have experienced in the last decade alone. All of which points to the need for a tangible Plan B for each and every supplier and the industry as a whole.
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The helium heatmap: revisited
gasworld explores where’s hot and getting hotter in the evolving global helium heatmap.
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The industrial gas world in 2018
Where’s hot and getting hotter in the year ahead? As 2017 draws to a close, gas world looks ahead at what projects, plants and developments we can expect to see in the industrial gas business in 2018. Here we focus on projects in the Middle East and Africa region.
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Regional markets – Focus on Middle East
Incorporating Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia. By James Barr.
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Kornbluth: Helium lessons to learn
The helium business was caught without a Plan B and has a number of lessons to learn from the Qatar embargo that impacted upon helium supply markets in summer 2017, says esteemed consultant Phil Kornbluth.
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Qatari helium: Back on-stream, but still in a storm
By now, everyone who has at least a passing interest in the helium business is aware that the Saudi Arabian-led embargo of Qatar resulted in the temporary cut-off of the supply of Qatari helium to world markets.
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Qatar helium production back on-stream
gas world has learned from industry sources that helium production from the two plants in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar restarted on or around 2 nd July.
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Air Products proposes US helium law change
In a bid to stabilise the world’s helium supply after the Qatar blockade shook the market earlier this month, Air Products wants to make a legal amendment to a central US law to encourage domestic production.
