Special reports

Sergey Tarasov and Vittorio Esposito, Wärtsilä Voyage Solutions, Finland, and Gert Bunt, CSMART, the Netherlands, review a new approach to the development of LNG fuel system simulators and customer experience of their usage.

Bernadette Cullinane and Nye Hill, Deloitte, Australia, take a detailed look at the current state of affairs in the global LNG industry, with particular focus on Asia.

The key objectives of these awards are to shine a light on the newcomers and smaller players in the LNG value chain and, in particular, encouraging nominations from resource holders, buyers, partners and FSRU providers.

Samik Mukherjee and Don Hill, McDermott International, Inc., USA, review modularisation options and applications in the context of new liquefaction projects.

Myles Mantle, Andreas Silcher and Chrysa Kitsou, Haynes and Boone CDG, LLP, UK, provide a regional report on the LNG industry in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Gordon Cope, contributing editor, discusses the number of opportunities to monetise natural gas reserves that are opening up in many African countries.

Tushar Patel, Atlas Copco Gas and Process, looks at the growing small scale LNG market and the key role that compressors have to play in ensuring its optimisation.

Jenny Kelly, Gastech, UK, introduces the eight industry trends that will impact gas in the future energy landscape.

Thomas Liles, Rystad Energy, Norway, discusses Canada’s potential as a global LNG player.

Cameron Dunn, Arup, USA, describes how smaller, prefabricated tanks could help island nations and remote regions transition to cleaner, cheaper and more secure energy.

Peter Kiernan, Economist Intelligence Unit, Singapore, reviews China’s status, growth and current activities in the LNG industry.

Todd Olin, Emerson Automation Solutions, USA, describes how temperature monitoring can smooth out startup and loading cycles, while minimising thermal shock at LNG terminals.

Bernadette Cullinane and Steve McGill, Deloitte, Australia, present six lessons that other countries can learn from Australia’s entry into the LNG market.

David Franklin, AG&P Engineering, USA, looks at the use of standardised, scalable designs to improve efficiencies and increase options for users.

Andrew Stafford, Trelleborg Marine Systems, UK, outlines the state of the LNG bunkering market and forecasts the changes and advances we will see in the years to come.