NOTE: During the writing of this post, the article/analysis that I’m referencing has been “removed from the site at the author’s request, due to an error in analysis.” Nonetheless, the comments still remain at the time of this writing and do make interesting reading. Hopefully the “analyst” that...
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A discussion that came up during a visit to OpenLink’s Vienna office recently was what the definition of optimization was. OpenLink has historically sold its IRM optimization software but is optimization actually a defined and understood software category? I think that we concluded that probably it wasn’t a...
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Though the LNG markets are in a current state of flux, with a slowing global economy reducing overall energy consumption and low crude prices putting downward pressure on liquefied gas prices, there is little question that in the long run, LNG trading will be a vital and growing...
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Shell announced today that they are going to build two new LNG liquefaction plants in North America, not for export, but for domestic consumption as a motor fuel. The two plants, one in Louisiana and one in Ontario Canada will provide LNG fuel for shipping and heavy onshore...
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