6th Asia LNG Forum to Open in September, Shanghai

While the US is becoming an LNG exporter thanks to its fast shale gas development, Asian countries such as Iran and Qatar are shifting their focus to the Asia-Pacific Region, in which China and India will be the main targets.

Under the circumstances, CBI BIZ will hold the 6th Asia LNG Forum on September 11th and 12th in Shanghai. The forum will focus on the global LNG shipping changes, LNG bunkering development trends and the world’s FLNG projects.

According to the Implementation Plan for River Vessel Standardization during the 12th Five-year Plan Period issued by China’s Ministry of Transport this March, it would provide incentives for ships powered by clean fuels. Meanwhile, Guidance for Application of LNG fuel in Water Transport which is being drafted will be the first state policy for the LNG ship industry. It is believed that it will be a strong support for the industry development. Besides, the state standard on LNG Ships is also under discussion and will be issued in the 2nd half of 2013. Therefore, LNG ships will be another big opportunity for the whole industry after the LNG vehicles.

Main topics include:

Part 1. International LNG Trading

• Influences of Global LNG Supply & Demand on Shipping Market
• Important Role of China in Global LNG Market
• Growth of New Markets—Influencing Qatar Gas LNG Supply and Shipping
• Production Scale of Australian LNG Projects and Distribution of Carriers in the Future

Part 2. FLNG Development

• Analysis on Current FSRUs and Planned Projects around the World
• Examination on Market Potential of FSRUs in Asia Pacific
• Solutions to Liquefaction Technology of FLNG and Best-Practice
• Conversion of LNG Carriers/Vessels to FSRUs: Solutions and Technological Demand

Part 3. Small & Mid LNG Shipping

• Large Demand for Small & Mid LNG Carriers in China in the Future
• Carrier Technology and Design of Small & Mid Scale LNG Carriers
• CNOOC’s Plan of Building & Owning Small & Mid Scale LNG Carriers and LNG Bunkering
• Shipping LNG on Smaller Scale—From Business Case to Operation and Onward

Part 4. LNG Ship Bunkering

• Global Industry Outlook: Understanding Demand Drivers and Overcoming Barriers for Adoption of LNG Fuel
• LNG Bunkering Development and Updates in China
• Problems in Design of LNG Bunkering Vessels
• Introduction to LNG Bunkering Projects in China and Fueling Station Construction

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