World LNG trade present status and long-term prospects
A detailed survey as of Apr. 1977 of the outlook for international LNG trade covers the nature of LNG projects, requiring firm long-term commitments, approvals of governments both at the supply and marketing ends, large financial commitments, and sufficient specialized LNG tankers; the areas of high demand for natural gas (U.S., Japan, and Western Europe); the problem of obtaining governmental approvals in the U.S., which otherwise would be the prime market; world gas reserves and consumption; prospective sources of supply (Africa, the Far East and Australasia, the Middle East, the U.S.S.R., and the Americas); the lagging nature of natural gas prices especially in the U.S.; the depressed level of initial LNG delivered prices; the prospect of higher LNG prices competitive with oil prices; general LNG pricing considerations; a listing of all LNG ships under construction or on firm order; and a forecast of LNG ship availability vs. requirements for 1979-1980, 1985, and 1990, indicating a surplus of vessels through 1980, but the need for 45-80 additional ships in 1985 or 55-105 ships in 1990.
- Research Organization:
- Shell Int. Gas Ltd.
- OSTI ID:
- 6710928
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-770879-
- Journal Information:
- Pap., Int. Conf. Liquefied Nat. Gas; (United States), Vol. I-7; Conference: 5. international conference on liquefied natural gas, Dusseldorf, F.R. Germany, 29 Aug 1977
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Report on LNG outlook forecasts big growth
LPG supply/demand
Related Subjects
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
TRADE
LNG INDUSTRY
REVIEWS
FINANCING
FORECASTING
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
PRICES
SUPPLY AND DEMAND
TANKER SHIPS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
INDUSTRY
LIQUEFIED GASES
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY
SHIPS
030400* - Natural Gas- Products & By-Products
030600 - Natural Gas- Economic
Industrial
& Business Aspects