The World FLNG
Market Report 2010-2016
A major new report
In recent years the floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG)
business has rapidly grown and is now at the forefront of
offshore industry focus. The second edition of this major
report, by energy analysts Douglas-Westwood, brings
together in one document a clear review of the current
and future prospects, technology concepts and markets
forecasts for expenditure in the FLNG sector. The report
addresses both the floating regasification and the floating
liquefaction vessel markets and quantifies the size of the
opportunity in volume and value. The business is poised for
substantial growth, particularly within the liquefaction sector,
and is forecast to be worth $7.4 billion by 2016.
 
The IEA forecasts annual growth in natural gas supply will
average 1.6% from 2006 to 2030. By 2030, natural gas
will account for 23% of total worldwide primary energy
supply. The difficulties in progressing onshore projects in
LNG has driven the adoption of FLNG which now offers
an increasingly important method of bringing gas from
stranded reserves to the market.
The report is unique in providing a complete overview of
both floating liquefaction and regasification concepts.
 
In common with other reports in Douglas-Westwood’s
acclaimed series, The World FLNG Market Report will be
useful for executive readers. The report does not assume a
detailed technical knowledge of the subject.
Technology review
The report examines FLNG technical components
discussing topsides, hulls, mooring and offloading systems.
Market prospects
The report identifies by region and thoroughly discusses
on a country-by-country basis the current and future
prospects for floating LNG Liquefaction and Regasification
terminals to 2016.
energy business analysts
Capital Expenditure on FLNG Facilities by Type 2005-2016
The market model is built on a project-by-project review
of development prospects, with the timing of expenditure
phased to reflect likely project structure. This model has
been developed in consultation with industry experts and
sense-checked to account for external factors such as
supply chain constraints. The World FLNG Market Report
presents a seven-year market forecast for activity in the
sector over 2010-2016.
It includes a series of charts and tables showing the
market expenditures in US dollar values over the period,
segmented by component, facility type, region and service.
Segmentation of spend includes values split by: technology
licensing, front end engineering & design, project
management & detailed design engineering, construction
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Contents
• Summary & Conclusions - an executive overview,
highlighting worldwide FLNG developments, and historic
and forecast activity by volume and value.
• Why Floating LNG? - the macroeconomic drivers for the
FLNG industry including stranded gas reserves, security &
environmental issues and complimentary technology.
• Topsides - an explanation of all the major LNG
liquefaction and regasification technologies and their
suitability for FLNG.
• Hulls - overview of hull designs, containment systems and
shipyard capabilities.
• Mooring and Transfer Systems - description of the
available and emerging technologies regarding the mooring
and offloading of FLNG vessels. Includes spread and turret
mooring, side-by-side & tandem offloading.
• Companies - overviews of the major players in the
industry – including design concepts and company
information.
• Global Overview of FLNG Activity - identification and
description of all the prospective developments over the
2010-2016 period, presented on a country by country
basis for each of the following regions; Africa, Asia,
Australasia, Latin America, Middle East, North America,
and Western Europe.
• Case Studies - a more in-depth look at a chosen
selection of project developments, both liquefaction and
regasification.
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