Chinese Reverse Engineering In 2015 I entered the Power plant of the Three Gorges Dam and innocently asked which turbines are Chinese . To my utter surprise all were General Electric (USA) or Siemens (Germany) make. As BEN TAN articulated . US manufactured power plants last 10 times longer than Russian and Chinese and obviously
LNG and Intellectual Dishonesty Is LNG import justified The controversy about the pricing formula of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) entered into by the Government of Pakistan with Qatar as a 15 year term contract on government to government basis downplays the underlying cause of the perpetual energy crisis. It is being conveniently bantered that locally
Nigeria's Oil Refinery The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals is a 650,000 barrels per day (BPD) integrated refinery located in the Lekki Free Zone of Ibeju Lekki Lagos, Nigeria. It is Africa’s biggest oil refinery and the world’s biggest single train facility. Significantly the Pipeline Infrastructure at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery is the largest in
SPM A single point mooring (SPM) is a floating buoy or jetty anchored offshore for handling liquid cargo such as petroleum products for tanker ships deployed in areas where a dedicated facility for loading or unloading liquid cargo is not available. A SPM is an all-weather facility and sometimes the cheapest entry point for liquid
Green Shipping Fuels Myths The global liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker fleet inclusive of floating storage units crossed the figure of 772 this year. Although LNG carriers have been capable of utilising boil-of-gas as a fuel for steam turbines for over fifty years it was not till the year 2000 that a non-LNG carrier vessel
China Leads in Renewables China has emerged as the leader in the development of renewable energy and by the year 2017, China’s wind and solar power capacity reached 168 GW and 130GW respectively, generating 5.3 percent of China’s electricity supply. Correspondingly in photovoltaic (PV) technology the price of PV modules decreased from about 30 Yuan
South Korea Offshore Oil & Gas Exploration Kicks off The South Korean government has approved a large scale project of offshore exploration and drilling in the reserve off Yeongil Bay in Pohang to tap the country's massive gas and oil reserves estimated at 14 billion barrels (bbls0 . This may turn out to be one
South Korea's Net Zero Delayed by its LNG Development & Expansion Korea's main LNG imports are from Qatar ,Uzbekistan and Yemen. Globally the liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker fleet comprised of 734 vessels in the year 2022 including floating storage units. South Korea is the third largest LNG importing country with Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS)
Floating Solar Panels Reduce Evaporation in Saudi Arabia Oasis Floating solar panels are eulogised as a remarkable innovation in the realm of renewable energy and water conservation and as a replacement for fossil fuel. By harnessing solar power on water reservoirs , lakes, and protected harbour areas these installations generate clean energy as well as
US Congressional Research Service US sanctions on Iran already ban most U.S trade , block Iran government's assets in the U.S. and prohibit U.S. foreign assistance and arms sales as per the Congressional Research Service . A large number of people and companies Iranian as well as foreign have been the subject of sanctions .
