LNG : Fuel for a Changing World-A Nontechnical Guide

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction:The Liquefied Natural Gas Industry-An Overview -- 1 - The Liquefied Natural Gas Industry -- Introduction -- The Global LNG Industry -- The Global Natural Gas Industry -- Natural Gas Resource Development -- LNG Industry Development -- Notes -- 2 - The LNG Chain: The Project Nature of the LNG Business -- Introduction -- The Physical Chain -- The Ownership Chain -- The Commercial and Financial Chain -- Note -- 3 - Global Gas and LNG Markets -- Introduction -- Liberalization of Downstream Natural Gas Markets -- Asia -- Southeast Asia -- Arabian Gulf and Pakistan -- Western Europe -- Eastern Mediterranean -- Eastern and Central Europe -- North America -- Caribbean and South America -- Notes -- 4 - Evolution of the LNG Business Model -- Introduction -- The Traditional LNG Business Model -- Transformation of the Industry -- New Business Strategies -- Notes -- 5 - LNG Projects -- Introduction -- The Pacific Basin -- The Middle East and East Africa -- The Atlantic Basin -- Notes -- 6 - LNG Shipping -- Introduction -- Larger Ship Sizes -- Containment Systems -- Fleet Ownership -- Evolution of LNG Shipbuilding -- LNG Shipbuilding Cost Evolution -- Notes -- 7 - The Economics of an LNG Project -- Introduction -- Project Capital Costs -- Operating Costs -- Liquids Production -- Government Terms -- Business Structure -- Shipping Costs -- Import Terminals -- Note -- 8 - Upstream Natural Gas -- Introduction -- The Physical and Chemical Properties of Natural Gas -- Natural Gas Reserves -- Notes -- 9 - The Liquefaction Plant -- Introduction -- Siting Considerations -- Liquefaction Process-Technology Overview -- LNG Loading Jetty -- Project Development and Execution -- Recent Trends -- Notes -- 10 - LNG Tankers -- Introduction -- The Prototype LNG Ships.