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LNG Shipping

Turning the wheels

Jay Copan, Executive Director of LNG 17 and Senior Advisor to the American Gas Association, discusses the global market outlook for LNG in transportation and what it will take to drive the industry forward, as will be discussed at LNG 17.

 
 
 

DNV & JIP launches Ice design framework

Joint Industry Project led by DNV has developed a new framework for developing floating structures which can operate in icy conditions.

 
 

IEA releases World Energy Outlook 2012

The IEA unveils two scenarios, laden with predictions for the likely future of global energy supply and demand up to 2035, with a special focus on energy efficiency.

 

Golar LNG to build three FLNG vessels

Golar LNG has contracted Keppel Shipyard Ltd. to convert three of its Moss type LNG carriers into FLNG vessels. The first vessel is due for delivery in 2015.

 
 

Höegh LNG signs revised FSRU agreement with PGN

The location of the FSRU has been changed at the request of the Indonesian government and as a result the agreement has been revised, Höegh will also now be reimbursed for the cost of the mooring system.

 

Pricing key to developing LNG bunkering infrastructure

According to a report released by Lloyd’s Register, pricing will be a key factor in determining the rate of growth in infrastructure but collaboration from stakeholders is also required.

 

The new shale frontier

Stefan Chapman, Euro Petroleum Consultants, UK, and Andrey Kosulnikov, Euro Petroleum Consultants, Russia & CIS, give an overview of the increasingly central roles played by shale and LNG in the gas and petroleum industry, focusing particularly on Europe.

 

An unconventional revolution?

Pekka Paasivaara, GL Noble Denton, Germany, discusses the rise of unconventional gas and its potential impact on world energy markets.

 

Keeping the home fires burning

Cyril Widdershoven, TNO, the Netherlands, explains how changes in domestic demand for natural gas in the Middle East could impact upon global supply.

 
 

Australia’s role in the golden age of gas

Peter Kiernan, Energy Analyst, the Economist Intelligence Unit, discusses the role of Australia’s booming LNG export sector in the golden age for gas.