February 2025

Explore the latest LNG insights in the February 2025 issue of LNG Industry, available now! The issue starts with a regional report on the role of LNG in Brazil’s energy mix, before covering topics such as gas treatment, safety solutions, turbomachinery, floating LNG, and more! With a front cover and advert from Aspen Aerogels, as well as contributions from industry leaders including Wison New Energies, Alkegen, Johnson Matthey, and others, you don’t want to miss it. You can pick up a copy of this issue at The 11^th International LNG Congress (LNGCON) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from 10 – 12 March and StocExpo from 11 – 12 March, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

This month's front cover is brought to you by Aspen Aerogels.

LNG – a backstop fuel in Brazil
JP Lacouture, Kpler, USA, provides insight into why Brazilian LNG demand remained modest in 2024, despite an historic drought.

The future of floating LNG
Xuan Chi (Damien) Nguyen, Chief Technology Officer, Wison New Energies, China, identifies how floating LNG has developed and progressed over the past decade.

The fundamentals of fired equipment
Sreeram Krishnan, Zeeco, Inc., explores safety systems for fired equipment in the LNG industry.

Striking a balance
Danny Constantinis, Executive Chairman and CEO, EM&I Group, Malta, considers LNG safety culture in the era of artificial intelligence.

From afterthought to advantage
Mark Krajewski and Justin Rispoli, Aspen Aerogels, USA, demonstrate how choosing aerogel insulation drives efficiency and value in LNG asset design.

A safety (insulation) blanket
Harry Walkoff, Technical Consultant with Alkegen, describes how aerogel insulation technology blankets can provide advanced safety solutions.

Dealing with LNG density monitoring
Joe Goodbread, Daniel Brunner, Daniel Lima, Caroline E. Giacomin, and Sunil Kumar, Rheonics, highlight the importance of an LNG density sensor for transit and storage measurements of natural gas in a liquefied and gaseous state.

Navigating GHG emissions in the LNG industry
Christopher Goncalves and Li Li, BRG’s Energy & Climate Practice, evaluate the regulatory uncertainties and commercial opportunities of greenhouse gas emissions measurement and mitigation in the LNG industry.

Monitor to maximise performance over lifetime
Anna Lazaridou, Ryutaro Sato, Raul Llorens, and Mark Kent, Johnson Matthey, review the full range of performance monitoring methodologies available to operators to ensure that gas purification units are always performing optimally.

LNG: A bridge for the energy transition
Alain Hermans, Rockwell Automation, Belgium, looks at how automation solutions can help the LNG industry optimise operations and efficiency.

February 2025

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