Compressors

The January/February 2025 issue gives readers an update on software and controls under the lens of AI and ML, the digitalization of compressor maintenance, and more.

Roots Blowers Systems manufactures displacement blowers engineered to deliver a steady volume of air with each rotation.

Arrow Engine distributes natural gas-powered engines through a global distribution network, with primary focus on the United States and Canada.

The company’s modular capture plant design reduces capital costs, minimizes the impact on existing factory operations, and easily facilitates integration with pulp mills.

At Baker Hughes Annual Meeting 2025, the company announced partnerships to support LNG, ammonia, and offshore greenfield developments.

The digiPrime pump, anchored by a 3,000 hp Cummins natural gas variable-speed engine, is a direct drive solution with significant thermal efficiency.

The company completed and commissioned 70 km of gas pipelines and 21 modular compressor units across seven Uzbekistani oilfields.

The carbon-capture plant is expected to capture 350,000 mtpa of CO2 with SLB Capturi’s modularized Just Catch 400 technology.

This milestone follows the completion of the Wellhead Pressure Management Project in 2024, designed to optimize the Tengiz oil field and processing plants.

The Netherlands-based plant uses SLB Capturi’s Just Catch modular system, which reduces onsite installation and outfitting work for lower costs and ease-of-deployment.

Cryo-Mach will expand Dover's participation in liquified oxygen, argon, and nitrogen in the industrial gas and transportation markets.

The plant will produce approximately 200 GWh of e-methane for heavy road and maritime transport per year, as well as 180 GWh of CO2-free district heating for Tampere’s system.

The tool has been re-engineered to have a smaller footprint, a better price-point, and testing on angle.

Managers from a gas-treating company investigated the effects of varnish on the vibration of bearing No.2 of a Siemens SGT 600 gas turbine.

Svante will capture, compress, condition, and liquefy CO2 emissions, and Tenaska will manage CO2 transportation and sequestration.

Brightmark partners with farmers to produce RNG through anaerobic digestion to collect and digest organic waste to extract methane and upgrade it into RNG for use as fuel.

SureCONNECT FE allows operators to implement fiber-optics monitoring, electronic monitoring, and electric intelligent completion systems in land- and sea-based wellbores.

Rotating Machinery Services conducts specialty repair, maintenance, overhaul, and custom manufacturing for critical OEM and non-OEM turbomachinery infrastructure.

The Whale’s estimated peak production is 100,000 gross boe/d, with up to 15 wells under development and equipped with energy-efficient gas turbines and compression systems.

Global Compression Services issues OEM and aftermarket components and manufactures specialized parts tailored to the natural gas sector.

Residential and commercial heat pump programs aim to develop pumps that perform at sub-zero temperatures and as emissions-effective rooftop units.

The new lubricants and additives include FSE-TurboCool 32 and 46; FSE-TurboCool PG; FSE-TurboCool FG; and FSE-TurboCool CC to minimize downtime and extend lifespan.

The project adds 423,400 Dth/d of fully contracted pipeline capacity, two new all-electric compressor stations, and upgraded metering stations to accommodate demand.

Eight main refrigeration compressors driven by LM6000PF+ gas turbines and eight expander compressors will assist Woodside Energy in executing Phase 1 of Louisiana LNG.

Simplifying, re-configuring, and eliminating certain components can increase a turbomachine’s reliability, efficiency, and safety and, in some cases, reduce costs.

Klaus Brun and Rainer Kurz explain root-cause analysis and how it assists operators in diagnosing turbomachinery failures.

EthosEnergy provides aftermarket maintenance, repair, and overhaul, as well as outsourced operations and maintenance to power generation and industrial customers.

This year, the turbomachinery industry was characterized by several trends—from technological innovation to gas turbines’ supporting role in renewably integrated grids.

This year’s Turbo Tour schedule took us around the country and over the pond, with insights on GE Vernova, EthosEnergy, Mechanical Solutions, and SSS Gears.

The top 10 articles of 2024 include cover stories on the LNG industry and digital twins, Myth Busters and Turbo Tips columns, a gas turbine sales report, and much more.