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Global LNG Trade and Market Overview

The LNG industry saw growth in 2011, with the world's LNG trade increasing 8% to 17.7 million tons. The LNG spot market grew even more at 32% or 15 million tons. Global liquefaction capacity increased by only 2.9% or 7.8 million tons per year, while regasification capacity grew 64% to 608 million tons per year since 2006. The majority of the world's LNG is consumed in the Asia Pacific region, with Asian countries consuming 153 million tons in 2011. There are four main gas pricing systems - hub based, oil-linked, regulated, and subsidized. As of the end of 2011, global liquefaction capacity was 278.7 million tons per year

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Global LNG Trade and Market Overview

The LNG industry saw growth in 2011, with the world's LNG trade increasing 8% to 17.7 million tons. The LNG spot market grew even more at 32% or 15 million tons. Global liquefaction capacity increased by only 2.9% or 7.8 million tons per year, while regasification capacity grew 64% to 608 million tons per year since 2006. The majority of the world's LNG is consumed in the Asia Pacific region, with Asian countries consuming 153 million tons in 2011. There are four main gas pricing systems - hub based, oil-linked, regulated, and subsidized. As of the end of 2011, global liquefaction capacity was 278.7 million tons per year

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Introduction

Overview of LNG Industry

LNG Industry Overview

The worlds LNG trade in 2011 grew by 8%, or 17.7 MT.


The LNG spot market grew by almost 32% or 15 MT.
On the supply side the global liquefaction capacity

increased by only 2.9% or 7.8MTPA


Global regasification capacity stands at 608 MTPA-a

64% increase over capacity in 2006


*MT-million tones, MTPA-million tones per annum

LNG Imports, Exports and Prices


From 2006 to 2011 the volume of LNG traded grew from 159.1 to 241.5 MT

LNG Exports

LNG Exports By Country

Share of Global LNG Exports By Country 1991-2011

LNG Imports By Country

LNG Imports By Country in 2006 and


2011

Share of Global LNG Imports By Country

LNG Trade Between


Regions,2011,MT
The majority 63% of worlds LNG is

consumed in Asia Pacific region


Asian countries consumed 153 MT of LNG
in 2011

Number Of Spot Cargoes Traded and Exporters and Importers of


Spot LNG

Gas Pricing System


Gas pricing system can be organized into four
main categories.
Hub Based System
Oil- linked System
Regulated Systems
Subsidized Systems

Liquefaction Plants
At the end of 2011, global liquefaction

capacity stood at 278.7 MTPA from 96 trains in


18 countries.

Liquefaction Capacity By Country,2011

Future Liquefaction Capacity By


Status as of Q1 2012

Receiving Terminals

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