What Lies on the LNG Horizon After Australia and Papua New Guinea?

摘要

With the growth spurt in Qatar’s lique-faction capacity nearly at an end, Australia and neighboring Papua New Guinea (PNG) have moved into the spotlight as the big centers for LNG expansion. But what - if anything - is on the horizon beyond those two South Pacific powerhouses? Not a whole lot is the apparent answer. The nearest new wave of liquefaction growth, expected between 2012 and 2015, should bring another 9 million tons per year (1.2 billion cubic feet per day) of new capacity from Algeria, including 4.5 million tons/yr each from its Skidda rebuild and the brand-new Gassi Touil facility at Arzew, plus another 5 million tons/yr from Angola LNG.