The LNG industry 20082009 Photos: Eiliv Leren Even Adland Philippe Dureuil COUV INT-EXT GIIGNL2009-V1.qxd:Mise en page 1 28/04/09 15:10 Page 2COUV INT-EXT GIIGNL2009-V1.qxd:Mise en page 1 28/04/09 15:11 Page 32005200819952000The average annual growth of the world primary energy consumption has been 2.2% over the last ten years, with the highest growth rate observed for 2004 (+4.7%). In 2007, world primary energy consumption registered a 2.4% increase, still exceeding the 10-year average but less than for the four previous years. As for the previous years, the Asia Pacific region shows the most important increase in volume for 2007, rising by 5% and accounting for two-third of the global growth (China alone accounts in 2007 for more than half of this global growth, as was already the case in 2005 and 2006). Over the last ten years, the world energy consumption rose from 8 920 106toe in 1998 to 11 099 106toe in 2007, a 24.4% overall increase.The breakdown for the major types of energy in 2007, as compared to 2006, was as follows:For the seventh year running, coal has increased its share of the overall energy market, up to 28.6%. It should be noted that nuclear power decreased by 2%, Germany and Japan accounting for more than 90% of this decline. The growth of natural gas consumption in 2007 (+3.1%) was higher than in 2006 (+2.4%). The US accounted for nearly half of the global increase. Strong growth was also observed in China (+19.9%), representing the second largest increment to world gas consumption. Inversely, the EU consumption decreased (-1.6%) for the second year in a row. The market share for natural gas remained stable in 2007 (23.8%) compared to 2006 (23.6%)(1). Estimates for the marketed production of natural gas in 2008(2)show a rise of about 3.4% over 2007. The share of LNG in the gas trade accounts for 27% of the total (excluding trade within the Former Soviet Union and United Arab Emirates).The graph hereunder gives the respective growth rates since 1985 for the marketed gas production, the total cross-border gas trade and the LNG trade:The LNG IndustryW o r l d e n e r g y s i t u a t i o nSummaryLNG contracts and trade2Contracts concluded in 20084LNG imports - Sources of imports - Quantities received in 20085LNG tankers6Ships delivered7Tanker distribution8Liquefaction plants9Regasification plants11Contracts in force in 200814Spot the average capacity per carrier was about 136 000 m3. Total shipping capacity available on the market in 2008 was 41 million m3, including some 8.5 million m3of additional capacity with all the new ships delivered during the year, while the shipping capacity lost with the four scrapped ships was only 134 300 m3.At the end of December 2008, the number of LNG carriers under construction or on firm order was 79, of which 10 using the Moss technique, 4 using the SPB technique and 65 the GTT membrane technique. 43 should be delivered in 2009 (3 Moss and 40 membrane).The total number of nautical miles covered in 2008 was 23.19 106, up from 21.64 106in 2007. In 2008, the activity in the LNG tanker fleet was about 1 451 109m3x nautical miles, as opposed to 1 334 109m3x nautical miles in 2007, or a 8.8% rise. This equates to about 5.2 106m3x nautical miles per operational ship having delivered at least one cargo in 2008, as against 5.6 106m3x nautical miles in 2007.?LNG tankers?In all, 3 308 loaded voyages were completed in 2008, compared to 3 325 in 2007:1 351 to Japan (1 305 in 2007) 203 to the United States, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Argentina (346 in 2007)942 to Europe (928 in 2007)476 to Korea (433 in 2007)150 to Taiwan (137 in 2007)133 to India (127 in 2007)53 to China (49 in 2007)GIIGNL-2009OK-V4.qxd:Mise en page 1 28/04/09 15:04 Page 67MEMBRANE TECHNIQUE (42)Deliv. Ship NameCapacity ShipownerShipbuilderCargo Hull # Date(cu.m.) Systemjan-08Al Hamla216 000OSGSamsung H.I.Mark III1606 march-08Grace Cosmos150 000TRIOHyundai H.I.Mark III1730 march-08Maersk Methane165 000AP-MollerSamsung H.I.Mark III1607 march-08Trinity Arrow154 200ImabariImabariMark III2258 march-08Clean Force150 000DynacomHyundai H.I.Mark III1734 march-08Explorer150 900ExmarDaewoo S.M.E.NO 962254 april-08Dapeng Sun147 210GLPTOHudong-ZhonghuaNO 96308A april-08Al Thumama216 000J5 ConsortiumHyundai H.I.Mark III1862 april-08K Jasmine145 700Korea Line CorporationDaewoo S.M.E.NO 962260 april-08Seri Bijaksana 152 000M.I.S.C.Mitsubishi H.I.NO 962222 may-08Al Aamniya210 100J5 ConsortiumDaewoo S.M.E.NO 962249 may-08Al Huwaila217 000TeekaySamsung H.I.Mark III1643 may-08Maersk Marib165 000AP-MollerSamsung H.I.Mark III1608 june-08Al Oraiq210 100J5 ConsortiumDaewoo S.M.E.NO 962250 june-08Al Kharsaah217 000TeekaySamsung H.I.Mark III1644 june-08Al Sahla216 000J5 ConsortiumHyundai H.I.Mark III1863 june-08LNG Imo148 300BW Group (Ex Bergesen )Daewoo S.M.E.NO 962232 june-08Al Shamal217 000TeekaySamsung H.I.Mark III1645 june-08Murwab210 100J5 ConsortiumDaewoo S.M.E.NO 96225