“New ways of transporting liquefied natural gas” Interview with Bart Lavent, Director Upstream Downstream of Exmar
In the past, natural gas recovered during oil production was not marketed and therefore it was simply burned (flared) at the oil field. Limited quantities were utilized as an energy source. With the advent of new technologies, investments in pipelines and liquefied natural gas (LNG), it now is possible to collect and process natural gas so that far more of it can be used as an energy source than previously. However, transportation of gas is a very capital-intensive operation…