Special reports

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.

Frank Harteveld, Wärtsila Gas Solutions, Julien Bec, GTT, and Rolf Stiefel, WinGD, describe how three industry leaders have joined forces to promote LNG as a marine fuel.

Andreas Silcher and Chrysa Kitsou, Haynes and Boone CDG, LLP, UK, take a detailed look at the European LNG market.

Nick Prowse and Penny Cygan-Jones, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, UK, consider the global outlook for the LNG industry, with a focus on recent developments in the US, Asia, Australia, South Africa and Africa.

Chris Dagnall, DNV GL, UK, explains how digitalisation can help deliver condition monitoring and asset management.

Jos Glorie, Cryonorm Systems BV, the Netherlands, evaluates the value of LNG as a marine fuel and outlines Cryonorm’s latest marine fuel system solution.

Maurizio Ciofini, Baker Hughes, a GE company, Italy, presents a new turbine for the LNG industry that has a background in the aviation industry.

Robert Dalziel, Texo Group, UK, outlines the latest developments in the integration of LNG services.

Peter O’Sullivan, Penspen, UK, outlines the state of the natural gas industry and assesses the implications of emission strategies for the future.

Carlos Torres-Diaz and Iben Frimann-Dahl, Rystad Energy, survey the natural gas industry in the Middle East and evaluate the extent to which it is capitalising on its market potential.

David Williams, Texo Drone Survey and Inspection Ltd, UK, explains how UAV inspection and survey methodology has revolutionised monitoring and inspection regimes.

Vincent Lagarrigue and James Hermary, Trelleborg Oil and Marine, France, explain how cryogenic hose technology is powering new thinking in the transfer zone, and what they learned from putting it to the test.

Abhilesh Gupta, AG&P, India, outlines how the company is seeking to address Asia’s unmet gas demand with standardised modular supply chain solutions.

Jente Quintens, Pittsburgh Corning, Belgium, discusses Yamal LNG’s use of insulation for long term performance in a harsh environment.