Panel: Navigating Unstable Feedgas Composition – Technical and Operational Solutions for LNG Export Facilities

17 Jun 2026
LNG Operations & Maintenance Stage
LNG Operations & Maintenance

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
Speakers
Dipanjan Bhattachary
Dipanjan Bhattachary, Technology Manager LNG & Gas Processing - Kiewit
Roberto Vara
Roberto Vara, VP Capital Projects & LNG Technology - Freeport LNG