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LNG Journal, Europe Editor

The Gastech 2011 conference in Amsterdam was marked by renewed optimism in the LNG industry after the recent global financial turmoil, tempered by the need to help long-standing Japanese LNG customers overcome the consequences of last month’s earthquake.
Tuesday, 05 April 2011 07:20

News Index Apr 2011

A round-up of the latest company news and developments.
John White, Partner and Hannah Longley, Senior Associate, Baker Botts, present part two of a paper on the legal issues to consider in floating LNG venture structuring.

The very nature of a floating liquefaction project involves the production of LNG directly at offshore fields, meaning the FLNG unit will be physically proximate to the gas production facilities.
Thursday, 10 March 2011 11:35

News Index Mar 2011

A round-up of the latest company news and developments.
LNG Journal, North America Editor

Three US LNG import terminals in the states of Maryland, Texas and Louisiana are now moving forward with plans to establish liquefaction facilities and to export LNG from surplus supplies brought about by newly exploited US shale-gas resources.
Mark Hodgson, Manager Gas Projects, Shell International Trading and Shipping, Roger Roue, Principal Technical Adviser Society of International Gas Tanker & Terminal Operators, Jim Gaughan, Senior Staff Consultant, American Bureau of Shipping

It has long been considered that the risks associated with transporting liquefied gases by sea have been identified, understood and adequately dealt with in the rules of the ships classification societies.
Shin Matsui, LNG Project Department, and Yoshio Yatsuhashi, LNG Strategy Department, JGC Corp. Yokohama, Japan

Investment decisions for new, large-sized baseload LNG liquefaction projects were very limited several years ago because of inflated plant costs and the uncertainty of future economics, such as the balance of supply versus demand for energy, especially in the LNG industry.
Hamish McArdle, Partner, and Oliver Byrne, Associate, of law firm Baker Botts, present part one of a two-part paper. This month’s covers the application of the traditional FPSO project structure to FLNG

What for many years were only concepts and hypothetical legal structures, are now being applied to real projects, including some on which the authors are currently advising.
Will Schmidt and Bill Kennington, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

It has been over 30 years since the LNG industry first considered the construction of a liquefaction facility on a floating platform as a means to commercialize offshore gas reserves.
Monday, 14 February 2011 10:18

News Index Feb 2011

A round-up of the latest company news and developments.