The South African government has launched a US$3.18mn biorefinery facility in Durban, which is set to extract maximum value from biomass waste
Gas
Japan leads globally with most LNG regasification capacity: GlobalData
Japan has the highest LNG regasification capacity globally with 9.6 tcf in 2018, with South Korea and China following with 4.9 tcf and 3.2 tcf respectively, according to GlobalData, one of the leading data and analytics companies across the world
Nigerian natural gas plant adds two Grove GMK5130-2 cranes
Nigeria Liquid Natural Gas (NLNG) has purchased two Grove GMK5130-2 all-terrain cranes for the maintenance and construction work for its gas liquefaction plant on Bonny Island, Nigeria
Shell sees potential LNG supply shortage as global demand surges
The global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market has continued to defy expectations of many market observers, with demand growing by 29mn tonnes to 293mn tonnes in 2017, according to Shell’s annual LNG Outlook
Some bright spots emerging in Africa’s gas sector
The scale of Africa’s proved and probable natural gas resources is significant - challenges are not so much of exploration drilling but rather that of securing long-term capital to develop new gasfields and build local production hubs