World LNG Export and Import Markets to 2015- Analysis and Forecasts of Terminal wise Capacity and Associated Contracts, LNG Trade movements and Prices


July 1, 2010
600 Pages - SKU: STLS2756193
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Countries covered: Global

Global LNG industry is in a state of flux. The industry is poised to grow strongly in the long term but due to the recent recession and abrupt competition from alternative sources like shale gas most companies are witnessing a dip in profits.

The clean fuel has transformed itself from a regionally traded fuel to a globally trading energy source. Low price, environmental friendliness and declining construction costs of LNG have resulted in a large number of countries and companies investing in LNG. United States alone has around 30 planned regasification terminals scheduled by 2015. This growth in demand is further fuelled by Asian and European countries, which have been converting their oil fired power plants to gas fired plants.

However, the recent recession effect has drastically affected the LNG industry. LNG was priced around $8/MMBtu in early 2008 and spot price was around $13/MMBtu. But, unlike oil price, which has bounced back, LNG is still trading at around $4-$5/MMBtu, which is affecting the profitability of most of the companies. Further, technological developments in shale gas are expected to impact the LNG growth, particularly in United States and few European countries.

Amidst such uncertainties, the “World LNG Export and Import Markets to 2015” provides a clear insight into the current and future outlook of LNG industry. Backed up by strong quantitative data, insights in the report aid you in formulation of your expansion, retention strategies and in merger and acquisition decisions. The report evaluates the existing and upcoming LNG markets and provides you the required analysis and data to identify the potential investment destinations.

Research and Analysis Highlights:
  • Currently, the global LNG Export capacity is 262 mtpa and the LNG import capacity is 565 mtpa. By 2015, LNGReports expects these to grow by 90% and 105% respectively.
  • A total of 16 importing and 6 exporting markets are set to enter the global LNG trade by 2015.
  • Australia and United States will emerge as the leading LNG export and import markets surpassing Qatar and Japan respectively.
  • The number of LNG tankers sailing across the world will increase to around 400 in the next three years.
  • C3MR, optimized cascade, APX processes continue to be the dominating liquefaction technologies used in planned terminals in the near future.
  • Despite US sanctions, Iran will mark its presence in global LNG export market through its Iran LNG terminal.
  • Strong GDP growth in China and India will ensure that these markets will remain profitable and promising for LNG suppliers across the globe.
  • Floating LNG export markets is still in its growth stage but is expected to play a major role by 2015.
  • While large national oil companies (NOCs) continue to dominate the global liquefaction industry, private players will dominate the global regasification industry.
  • More than US$140 billion will be invested in construction of new LNG export plants between 2010 and 2015.


Additional Information

This user friendly research work analyses the world LNG export market in four levels- global level, regional level, country level and terminal level.
  • The report provides an outlook of industry, installed and storage capacities, tank and train details, sales and purchase agreements to 2015 along with historical data from 2000
  • Global and regional information on natural gas reserves, production and consumption patterns along with major producing fields, their operators and reserves are provided
  • The rational of the country to venture into LNG business and the potential benefits of LNG business for the country’s economy are detailed
  • Illustrative maps of all the existing and planned LNG terminals in each country is provided
  • Each country is benchmarked against five peer markets on four indexes including supply index, capacity index, economic index and operational index
  • Positioning map is provided for all regional markets, which categorizes the market into one of the growth life cycle stages (potential, competitive, growth and saturated stages) and provides insights into the potential strategies required to prevail in the market
  • Market structure of the industry includes all the players in the industry and their market shares for a period of 16 years from 2000 to 2015
  • Complete construction details including FEED/ EPC contract, constructor details, construction period and operating technology are provided for each of the existing and planned LNG terminal in the country
  • All active and announced Sales and Purchase agreements (SPA) (long term export or import contracts) are provided along with purchaser, quantity and duration details
  • Trade movements and pricing information by country are provided for a period of six years from 2002 to 2008
  • In the terminal analysis section, start year, installed (send- out or processing or liquefaction/regasification) capacity, number of processing trains, storage capacity and number of tanks are provided.
  • Operator and shareholders along with their equity in the terminal are also provided for all terminals
  • Capital investment of existing and planned terminals, feasibility of planned terminals is also provided
  • Source field supplying feed gas to the terminal, connecting pipelines from field to terminal, jetty and other infrastructure, LNG carriers that export or import LNG are provided for each terminal
  • Company profiles of five major companies operating in the country’s LNG market are provided
  • Latest mergers, acquisitions, contract announcements, trade agreements, terminal expansions and all other news compiled from company websites, news articles, journals and government organizations are provided
Contents Covered

Industry Outlook to 2015
Market Analysis
Country Benchmarking
Country Positioning Map
Market Shares by Company
LNG Terminal details
Start Year
Liquefaction/ Regasification Capacity, 2000- 2015
Number of processing trains, 2000- 2015
Storage Capacity, 2000- 2015
Number of Storage Tanks, 2000- 2015
Operator and shareholder information
Constructing Company
Capital Investment
Related Infrastructure
Source Field Information
LNG Carrier Information
Prices
LNG Prices paid by export/import country, 2002- 2008
Trade Movements
LNG Volumes exported/imported by Country, 2002- 2008
Analysis of Global LNG major companies
Latest news across the LNG Industry

Companies Listed

Qatar Petroleum, Nigeria LNG Limited, Petroliam Nasional Berhard, Korea Gas Corporation, Cheniere Energy Inc

Countries Covered



Abu Dhabi
Algeria
Angola
Argentina
Australia
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Belgium
Brazil
Brunei
Canada
Chile
China
Croatia
Dominican Republic
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
France
Germany
Greece
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Kuwait
Libya
Malaysia
Mexico
Netherlands
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Qatar
Republic Of Korea
Russia
Singapore
Spain
Sweden
Taiwan
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Yemen

Reasons to Buy
  • Make strategic decisions using our in-depth analysis and historical and forecasted data on terminals, countries and companies
  • Identify potential opportunities for gas procurement, capacity reservations and asset investments
  • Evaluate pros and cons of investing in the country’s LNG market as compared to its peer markets
  • Enhance your strategy formulation through our positioning matrix and identifying the growth stage of the market
  • Identify potential investment opportunities present across the LNG value chain in the entire world
  • Evaluate planned projects using our feasibility analysis of planned projects and capital investment
  • Gain access to data on LNG pricing and trade movements in different parts of the world and export or import LNG from stable and cheapest sources
  • Stay ahead of competition by understanding their business strategies and planned investments
  • Make merger and acquisition decisions using market share information and latest news section

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