Myths and realities shaping LNG

摘要

Picture this scenario. It's winter 2003 2004 and domestic natural gas supplies are tight as a drum. Storage is testing record lows the Arctic fronts are swooping in from the north and Canadian exports are woefully unable to keep up. Stranded local utility systems need additions desperately. Or, the scenario could be summer of 2003 with low inventories, record heat, and the threat of blackouts. Markets are desperately seeking peaking fuel. An answer to your plight is liquefied natural gas (LNG). But there's a catch.