Natural Gas Processing from Midstream to Downstream

Preface

This book focuses on highlighting global experience in the production and monetization of shale gas and natural gas while providing techno‐economic assessments of the midstream and downstream natural gas processing technologies. Natural gas has become a significant player in the global energy mix as a result of rising prosperity, which drives an increase in global energy demand that is expected to increase by more than 30% in a few decades. Natural gas, a fossil fuel, enjoys several environmental benefits over the other fossil fuels, such as coal and petroleum products. This book identifies the current status and the challenges facing the advancement of natural gas monetization looking at the entire process with emphasis upon midstream‐ and downstream‐related topics from the fundamental to the applied. Particular focus is on the downstream processes including physical treatment (Liquefied Natural Gas or LNG) and the chemical conversion (both direct (e.g., natural gas to methanol) and indirect (e.g., gas‐to‐liquid or GTL).

The authors of this book are leading researchers from academia and industry, who provide a broad, but well‐integrated coverage of several technologies and processes for treating and producing natural gas while highlighting the economics and risks facing the monetization technologies. Also, to offer a wide range of perspectives the book includes participants from different parts of the world, specifically from nations in which natural gas plays ...