Global markets are preparing themselves for surges in gas supplies, as companies increasingly look to natural gas as the fuel of the future.

One of the major technological advances that has revolutionised the gas industry is Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), as well as the potential cost-saving benefits to consumers and operators of Floating LNG (FLNG).

Yet it is the processing segment of the natural gas industry that rarely receives public attention, despite its enormous importance to the entire supply chain. Since the early days of the energy industry in the 1800s, natural gas and gas liquids have supplied about one-half of total petroleum energy production in the United States alone.

Tags: Gastech 2012