October 2011

LEAD STORY

Alex Cull, Partner, Norton Rose Australia, Ashley Wright, Partner, Norton Rose (Asia) LLP, and Alistair Dunstan, Associate, Norton Rose (Asia) LLP Foreign investment into Indonesia's hydrocarbons sector is badly needed. The Indonesian Government is working hard to encourage a switch in domestic use from polluting kerosene, oil and coal to…

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ClassNK head of FLNG, Hirofumi Takano, outlines challenges ahead in a new sector amid the economic slowdown and after Japan's recent disaster Just how much the current economic climate will affect Floating LNG developments will vary greatly depending on when each project was initially planned.
The Montoir LNG import terminal's development is seen in the graph above. Last year, 40 different LNG carriers were involved in deliveries and 10 Q-Flex cargoes were also unloaded. Just 12 years ago Montoir was receiving LNG cargoes from just one single source using only two different LNG carriers
Ron Baker, Severn Glocon Group, UK Annual production of LNG continues to expand at a phenomenal rate. Global output capacity is rising, along with demands for imports and plans for more export and import facilities. Severn Glocon Group, the UK-Based specialist and choke valve maker, has seen orders rise from…
LNG Journal, North America Editor A strong competitive position for LNG and natural gas is forecast for the coming years, with the expansion of LNG production capacity and new drilling techniques for shale basins boosting worldwide supplies.