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LNG – The nature of the beast
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The greatest enemy that any human ever faces lies within oneself.…
AGRI and a new energy future for the Black Sea region
2011 I was briefly involved in a project called AGRI - the Azerbaijan,…
Alaska LNG – no lessons learned from Australia
Something is exciting up in the north. It's big, it’s cool,…
FLNG – great technology, wrong business model
This blog is almost two years old now and I have been asked multiple…
Dealing with Russia – what makes sense for European gas
It is hard to ignore Russia in today’s newscast and even those…
The Danube river – from backwater to energy artery
Some days ago I met an old couple from Düsseldorf on the tram.…
The emerald factor – LNG from Colombia
Many know Colombia for its Emeralds, even more for its wild past during the drug wars. The wars are over and visitors can enjoy one of the most beautiful counties on earth again. But to the energy man, Colombia rings for its huge super high quality coal reserves. But how is coal important to a LNG man?
You’ll get what you are given – attitudes in LNG sales
Its hard to get LNG if you need it - its even downright impossible if you are competing in a pipeline gas driven market. Much of the blame lies with the buyers as I have pointed out in many posts. But the sellers attitudes are not helpful.
Leapfrogging – LNG for Africa
Many African countries are oil producers but they are also beset by frequent power outages. At the same time they flare Natural Gas in huge volumes. Infrastructure to bring that gas to power plants and then further distribute electricity is weak or non existent. That could be a blessing in disguise as the continent is on the verge of an energy revolution.
LNG on rails – networking fuel
Road transport might offer ultimate flexibility as one can easily bring anything just about anywhere but when that flexibility is not even needed it comes at a horrendous price.
The main difference between a network model and point to point transport is that the network is a loose system of different nodal points between which lumps of whatever (in our case LNG) zip zap around. These nodal points supply smaller satellite distributors which in turn are the backbone of the supply system.
Lessons from Shtokman
While the world was having a beauty sleep an earth moving event sent ripples through the Barents Sea - and made the infantile dreams of the classical energy monopolist in Europe (trust me - they are still an abundant species but they have learned to don the market gloves) a little less sweaty.
We are the Borg – resistance is futile
Many would be buyers are not very nimble when it comes to secure volumes of LNG. No surprise here, as many are behaving like the BORG from Star Trek. We are the BORG - resistance is futile. But is that really a recipe for success?
Beating the megatrains – the nimble revolution
LNG has been a history of ever larger liquefaction trains. It all culminated in the construction of the Qatari supertrains. One of those monsters is able to satisfy the needs of more than the entire gas consumption of a small country such as Austria. But do they make economic sense?
LNG from the US – between drivel and miracle drug
Does anyone still remember the US LNG import adventure? Seems to be a long way off. Today, everyone talks about the US becoming a huge LNG exporter. Asia of course looks like a big nice ice cream on a hot summer day to a distressed LNG terminal operator. But there is also big competition on this premium LNG buying region.
Give to get – a winning way in LNG
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. We all know the quote from Einstein. But that's what happens in LNG all the time. Here is an alternative proposal.
LNG in the Black Sea – a pipedream?
The Ukraine has a LNG problem. It’s a major blunder and it looks like LNG in the region is doomed. As strange as it sounds, there might be a bright future for LNG in the Black Sea still.
LNG supply for Asia – fighting the Hydra
New Asian LNG buyers (outside the JKT and China) have a problem. They are perceived to be in the “I will pay any price for LNG” club by sellers. Many of them face vastly different situations from each other in their home markets. Not an enviable position but one that can be dealt with.
LNG – the Black Mamba principle
LNG projects are on the expensive side but some are more expensive…