The present high prices of natural gas coupled to high demand for electricity and the inherent flexibility offered by LNG, have led to a considerable increase in the number of offloading terminals that will be required.
LNG demand is forecast to continue to rise by about 7 percent a year and go from 138.5 million tonnes in 2005 to 196-232 million tonnes in 2010 and 310-375 million tonnes by 2020.