Special reports

Mike Sicker and Shunichi Kuba, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, USA, explain why the application of two-shaft industrial gas turbine technology is ideally suited for large scale mechanical drive applications.

Gil Porter, Brad Richards and Chad Mills, Haynes and Boone, USA, discuss how the US will handle the next wave of LNG projects.

Demand for small scale units must balance business case against local regulations and longer term energy market risks, says Tor-Ivar Guttlesrod, ABS.

Jan-Olaf Probst, DNV GL, Germany, looks at the groundbreaking conversion of the Sajir containership to LNG propulsion.

Gordon Cope, contributing editor, asks if the good times will last for European LNG importers.

Alap Shah, Black & Veatch, USA, outlines how big trends in gas-to-power are pushing LNG to prominence in the global power portfolio.

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.