Research and Markets: Floating LNG Terminals Industry - Global Market Analysis, Competitive Landscape and Planned Projects to 2016

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/jzs88b/floating_lng) has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "Floating LNG Terminals Industry - Global Market Analysis, Competitive Landscape and Planned Projects to 2016" to their offering.

“Floating LNG Terminals Industry - Global Market Analysis, Competitive Landscape and Planned Projects to 2016”

Natural Gas Production to Stay Afloat as the Industry Moves to the Water

The next few years is set to see increased use of Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) vessels in the global LNG industry, as distant stranded' natural gas fields are given new life through the pioneering technologies offered by FLNGs, states a new report by natural resources experts The authors.

The new report* examines the huge anticipated rise in FLNG vessel capacity, which is set to witness a shift in concentration from the American continents to the up-and-coming Asian region.

FLNG vessels are used in the production, liquefaction and offload of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to carrier ships, and enable access to remote offshore natural gas fields left unexplored and undeveloped due to the high development costs that traditional LNG facilities would necessitate. Offshore LNG facilities can also avoid inland environmental laws, and be transferred to new locations in response to industry need.

The report discusses how technological developments have been instrumental in raising the profile of the global FLNG industry, which is slowly developing its presence in the global oil and gas industry. The authors's analysis states that a total of 20 FLNG regasification terminals are planned across 13 countries for 2012-2016, representing a total regasification capacity addition of 3,488.5 billion cubic feet (bcf). These capacity additions will lead floating regasification capacity to account for 11.3% of global LNG regasification capacity.

Regional dominances in global FLNG regasification capacity will change substantially as a result. North America and South and Central America currently dominate global FLNG regasification capacity, with shares of around 40% each; but, by 2016, North America's portion is expected to fall to around 26%, while South and Central America's share will drop to around 20%. In contrast, the Asia-Pacific region is set to contribute a share of 25% to global capacity, despite the region holding no active FLNG regasification capacity at this moment in time.

Planned terminals expected to become operational during the next four years include Kakinada FLNG (Shell) and Pipavav FLNG in India, Fujairah FLNG in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Chittagong FLNG in Bangladesh. Europe's share of global FLNG regasification capacity is also set to climb, albeit less impressively, from 8% in 2012 to 21% by 2016.

*Floating LNG Terminals Industry - Global Market Analysis, Competitive Landscape and Planned Projects to 2016

This report analyses the role of FLNG projects in the global Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) industry amidst growing demand for natural gas, the need for an economical monetization option and increasing discoveries in remote offshore regions. The report also gives information on FLNG regasification and liquefaction markets covering processing capacities, major operating companies and key existing and planned projects to 2016.

This report was built using data and information sourced from proprietary databases, primary and secondary research, and in-house analysis conducted by The authors's team of industry experts.

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Source: GlobalData