Exploring Gas Processing & LNG Technologies

As electricity demand accelerates due to AI data centers, industrial reshoring and increasing electrification, the need for reliable natural gas infrastructure has never been greater. In this episode, we sat down with Dena Wiggins, President & CEO of the Natural Gas Supply Association (NGSA), to discuss the policy and infrastructure challenges shaping the future of U.S. energy. The conversation ex...

In this episode, Ernesto Guevara, Director of Sustainability Business Development, Ebara Elliott Energy, discusses sustainability and decarbonization in the energy sector. He explores the three pillars of decarbonization, and the importance of digitalization and workforce development in adapting to new energy technologies. The conversation also highlights the emerging markets of low-carbon ammonia...

This episode explores the development and importance of the new API bolted flange joint (BFJ) certification program, featuring insights from industry experts Andri Orphanides, Director of Individual Certification Programs, API, and Andy Smith, Director of Training, VSP Technologies. Learn about the BFJ certification program, the certification process, and industry impact and importance of bolted f...

In this episode, Charles McConnell, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Energy, discusses the evolution of carbon capture, utilization,and storage (CCUS), its market dynamics in the U.S. and Europe, and the future of energy transition investments. Insights include the importance of monetizing CO2, industry decarbonization strategies, and technological innovations in monitoring and reporting.

According to Schneider Electric’s latest Global Autonomous Maturity Report, the energy industry is nearing a tipping point where autonomous operations are no longer theoretical—they are becoming essential. In this episode, we sit down with Devan Pillay, President of Schneider Electric’s Heavy Industries segment, to unpack what this shift really means for the future of energy. We explore how autono...

In this episode, Danny Clayton, Director of Sales for Electrification, Automation and Digitalization, and Bjørn Rasch, Head of Technology Management for Electrification, Automation and Digitalization, both from Siemens Energy. discuss the challenges and innovations in power systems, particularly focusing on load smoothing and stabilization in data centers. They delve into Siemens Energy's Blue Vau...

In this conversation, Devin Pillay, Global Segment President for Heavy Industries at Schneider Electric, discusses the critical intersection of AI and natural gas, emphasizing the need for responsible energy management and decarbonization. He highlights the importance of efficiency as a pathway to sustainability and explores global perspectives on energy transition, particularly in Europe and the...

In this episode, we sat down with Ali Rizvi, North America LNG Leader at Marsh to discuss how risk and resilience strategies are evolving for pipelines directly tied to LNG facilities, and why coverage solutions like delay in start-up and business interruption are becoming central to project design. Ali breaks down how proactive risk management can improve financing outcomes for multibillion-dolla...

Welcome to the first episode of a new podcast series launched by our sister publication, Petroleum Economist: 'What’s up with gas?' The series will cover the key developments happening in the natural gas space. In this episode, we discuss sanctions on Russian energy and specifically the US position on ongoing purchases of Arctic LNG 2 cargoes by Russia, the EU’s bold plan to eliminate Russian ener...

Dennis Joel, CEO, AIQ, discusses the transformative role of AI in the energy sector, particularly in optimizing operations and enhancing sustainability. He highlights AIQ's collaboration with ADNOC and other global partners to develop innovative solutions that redefine industry roles and improve efficiency. The discussion also touches on the future of AI in oil and gas, emphasizing the potential f...

In this conversation, Amit Kar, Digital Solutions Leader (Global) at Schneider Electric, discusses the company's role in energy management and automation, particularly in the energy and chemical sectors. He highlights the importance of digital solutions, efficiency and autonomous operations in adapting to the evolving energy landscape. Kar emphasizes the need for organizations to embrace change an...

In this episode, Sami Tabaza, Director of Sales, Americas, Atlas Copco, and Todd Gibbs, Product Marketing Manager, Americas, Atlas Copco, speak about the evolving technologies that are solving major challenges, as well as changing the future of the global gas processing and LNG industries. Atlas Copco - https://www.atlascopco.com/gas-and-process/en Todd Gibbs contact - https://www.linkedin.com/in/...

In this episode, we sit down with Grant Glover, VP of Technology Partnerships, and Magnus Bach, VP of Business Development at Atoco, to explore how their breakthrough approach to carbon capture could redefine what’s possible for the gas processing industry. They unpack the science behind traditional direct air capture (DAC) and post-combustion capture (PCC) systems—why they are so energy-intensive...

Joe McMullen, Oil and Gas Energy Transition Marketing Director, AVEVA, sat down with Hydrocarbon Processing to discuss various aspects of the energy transition, including what companies can do to prepare for it, how digital technologies are propelling decarbonization efforts forward and how organizations can future-proof their operations.

In this episode, Shane Harvey, Compressor Technology Manager, Ebara Elliott Energy, dives into the importance of compressor testing, as well as how upgrades to his company's new testing facility enables the efficient validation of compression equipment.

Germany plans to accelerate gas pipeline construction to secure energy supplies for both civilian and military needs. Despite growth in hydrogen infrastructure, reliance on imported natural gas keeps pipelines central to the country’s energy strategy.

In this episode, Sean Donegan, President and CEO of Satelytics, discusses how science, technology and geospatial analytics for early detection of pipeline leaks can greatly reduce the impact an event will have both on the environment and on your company’s potential remediation costs. 

Faced with lengthy grid connect delays and competition for power, it only makes sense that data centers operators are increasingly shopping around for their own direct pipeline connections to provide onsite natural gas-fired generation.

In the debut episode of the WGLC Podcast Series: Empowered to Lead, Conference Director Rachel McGhie sits down with Lauren Levicki Courville, President of Dress for Success Houston, to explore what empowerment looks like for women navigating economic independence, career growth and leadership. Lauren shares the incredible work of DFS Houston—an organization that has impacted close to 50,000 women...

In this episode, Gas Processing & LNG speaks with a few subject matter experts (SMEs) from Atlas Copco: Bobby Schadenfroh, Aftermarket Sales Manger; Chris Blackmer, Aftermarket Applications Manager; and Uwe Luer, Aftermarket Business Development Manager. These SMEs discuss the meaning of "aftermarket" in the context of the gas processing and LNG industry, the risks of not having spares on-hand...

Can a coating system eliminate corrosion under insulation (CUI)? In this episode, Neil Wilds, Global Product Director of CUI and Testing, Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine, discusses how thermal coating solutions can mitigate, and possibly eliminate, CUI in operations.

In this episode, Gas Processing & LNG spoke with Nav Sharma, Director of Product Management, Cybersecurity, Honeywell, on safeguarding assets from cyber attacks. This includes behavioral analytics and deception technologies, and what a truly proactive cyber defense system looks like in OT environments.

In this episode, Hydrocarbon Processing spoke with Pramesh Maheshwari, President and CEO, Honeywell Process Solutions, on various aspects of the processing industry's digital transformation. This includes adoption, AI, predictive operations and maintenance, advanced process control, cybersecurity, building the digital workforce of the future, and much more.

In this episode, Gas Processing & LNG sat down with Marybeth McBain and Shane Harvey, Ebara Elliott Energy, to discuss their organizations new testing facility (can test electrical equipment up to 100 MW), new ways turbomachinery can mitigate emissions from industrial operations and much more.

In this episode, we’re joined by Nichole Saunders, Director and Senior Attorney of the Energy Transition at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). Nichole delivers a deep dive into the climate realities of blue H2—unpacking the crucial need for 95%+ carbon capture rates, the often overlooked threat of upstream methane emissions, and the rigorous standards required for carbon storage integrity. She...