March 2016

LEAD STORY

The growth of the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) market has been exponential over the past decade.

Also in this issue

The prolonged drop in oil prices continues to change the outlook for the global natural gas sector, including future infrastructure investment decisions. Not all prospects are gloomy, however.

Various modularization approaches have been used in an attempt to control cost and mitigate execution risk for onshore LNG export projects in remote locations where availability and accessibility of skilled labor is a concern.

The liquefied natural gas shipping market is a tough place to be and the veteran operator, Malaysia International Shipping Corp. (MISC), is conscious of the challenges that lie ahead for its current LNG fleet of 25 carriers.

Two liquefied natural gas projects continue to demonstrate the leadership of North American shipowners and service providers in the use of LNG as a fuel.

LNG 18 is scheduled for April 11-15 at the Perth Convention Centre in Western Australia.