LNG2019
LNG2019 takes place in a landmark year for the industry LNG2019 will be the biggest gas event of the year with 11,000 people expected to attend the 19th edition of the triennial conference and exhibition being held this time in Shanghai. By Mark Blacklock The LNG industry is converging
FID. The tide began to turn with the
shows that for the fifth conse-
on Shanghai in what is set to be a
go-ahead for LNG Canada in October
cutive year global LNG trade set a
landmark year with 36 mt of new
(14 mt) and Greater Tortue Ahmeyim
record, increasing 9.8% in 2018 to
production capacity coming onstream
LNG in December (2.4 mt). In addition,
reach 316.5 mt.
and final investment decisions (FIDs)
the laid-up Caribbean FLNG (0.5 mtpa)
likely on up to 60 mt of capacity.
was signed to a customer in November.
Demand growing and evolving
Driving the optimism is strong demand
Asia and Asia-Pacific
a relative drought between LNG18 in
– not least from LNG2019 host country
China’s Energy Revolution strategy
April 2016 and September 2018 when
China – and IGU’s latest World LNG
(see pages 28-36) maps out a growing
projects totalling just 16.93 mt reached
Report, to be launched at LNG2019,
share for natural gas in the energy mix
The surge in new investment follows
The LNG industry is converging on Shanghai for LNG2019.
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