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D
uring the 2019 Gastech conference, one of the key recurring
themes focused on the continued rise in demand for LNG
imports in Asia. Since 2012, the US has been the world’s
largest natural gas producer and now exports its excess production. It
was also mentioned that, in a few years, the US would export nearly
as much as major gas producers such as Qatar and Australia.
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In light
of this, it is reasonable to expect an increase in the transportation
of LNG on a large scale over long distances, and an increase in the
Eduardo DosReis and Manish Verma, TMEIC, USA,
present
the case for electrically driven motors as a more efficient,
cleaner and cost-effective alternative to traditional gas
turbines for powering compressors in LNG facilities.
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