LEAD STORY
Floating LNG has been touted as a relatively cheap alternative to conventional LNG, allowing the monetisation of offshore gas assets more readily than would otherwise be the case.
Also in this issue
Hoegh LNG, the Norwegian fleet owner and operator, is widening its reach in the LNG market as a leading provider of floating LNG infrastructure services.
BG Group has built an industry-leading, low cost, flexible LNG portfolio of supply and market access.
Traditionally the heating value of LNG is determined by sampling a stream, vapourising the LNG without introducing fractionation or enrichment, measuring the resulting composition by gas chromatography and collecting a retained sample from the same stream as a backup.
The availability of reliable, accurate and commonly agreed measurement methods are a stimulating factor for the trade of goods in general. In the case of LNG the trading volumes are ever increasing, the market is getting more dynamic and heterogeneous and the measurement uncertainty is growing.
