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Mega-trend Energy/EnvironmentOpportunities in shale gas business: Example USNatural gas processing plantActive major shale gas fieldsin the USAExpected development of US shale gasproduction in the next decade (in Bcf)Barnett5.5Fayetteville4.5Woodford 2.0Haynesville8.0Marcellus4.5Bcf = billion cubic feetSource: EIA, “Oil and Gas Field Maps”; Linde database; NavigantEngineering— Total order intake since 2010 more than USD 1.1 bn— Opportunities within the field of shale gas:— Natural gas processing plants: driven by the necessity of gas treatment for pipeline and bulk use— Small-mid-scale LNG plants: driven by increasing demand for merchant LNG— Ethane crackers: driven by increasing chemical production— Gases-to-liquids (GTL)Gases— Potential leverage of our operation experience into the area of shale gas— Based on shale gas new chemical clusters develop with the need for industrial gases supply20