Panel: Navigating Unstable Feedgas Composition – Technical and Operational Solutions for LNG Export Facilities
Unstable feedgas composition, particularly rising nitrogen content, declining CO₂ levels and overall leaner gas composition from sources like the Permian Basin, is creating serious operational hurdles for U.S. LNG plants. Facilities face lower efficiency, disruption of existing CO₂ removal systems, and process hazards when methane-rich streams interact with incinerator operations.
Topics include:
- Make gas composition issues a central part of project feasibility and technology selection
- Liquefaction plants feed gas design basis and pipeline tariff gaps
- Impact on process design decisions
- Deploying advanced technologies eg NRUs
- Strategies for monetizing swing components