Introduction

Overview of LNG Industry

LNG Industry Overview

The worlds LNG trade in 2011 grew by 8%, or 17.7 MT.

The LNG spot market grew by almost 32% or 15 MT.
On the supply side the global liquefaction capacity

increased by only 2.9% or 7.8MTPA

Global regasification capacity stands at 608 MTPA-a

64% increase over capacity in 2006

*MT-million tones, MTPA-million tones per annum

LNG Imports, Exports and Prices

From 2006 to 2011 the volume of LNG traded grew from 159.1 to 241.5 MT

LNG Exports

LNG Exports By Country

Share of Global LNG Exports By Country 1991-2011

LNG Imports By Country

LNG Imports By Country in 2006 and

2011

Share of Global LNG Imports By Country

LNG Trade Between

Regions,2011,MT
The majority 63% of worlds LNG is

consumed in Asia Pacific region

Asian countries consumed 153 MT of LNG
in 2011

Number Of Spot Cargoes Traded and Exporters and Importers of

Spot LNG

Gas Pricing System

Gas pricing system can be organized into four
main categories.
Hub Based System
Oil- linked System
Regulated Systems
Subsidized Systems

Liquefaction Plants
At the end of 2011, global liquefaction

capacity stood at 278.7 MTPA from 96 trains in

18 countries.

Liquefaction Capacity By Country,2011

Future Liquefaction Capacity By

Status as of Q1 2012

Receiving Terminals