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Understanding the Global LNG Business
A comprehensive look at the business of LNG from a global perspective
In this interactive one and one-half day seminar you will gain a solid understanding of how the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) business actually works and how it impacts natural gas markets in the U.S. and elsewhere in the world. Details include an overview of the role of LNG in the natural gas marketplace; the LNG supply chain; LNG costs; issues with regulation, safety and security; the dynamics of the LNG marketplace; how LNG impacts domestic gas markets; and a look at the future of the industry.
This course was designed with your participation in mind! Questions and discussion among attendees are highly encouraged. And you will participate in a number of group exercises that will give you a real-world perspective of the issues that affect the global LNG business. You will leave this information-packed seminar with relevant and current information that can be applied immediately to your work!
Prerequisites: None. However a general understanding of the natural gas industry is helpful.
Contact us at 866-765-5432 or 'info' for more information.
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Is Understanding the Global LNG Business the right seminar for me?
If a big picture perspective of the LNG business could help you succeed in your job, this seminar is for you! Whether you are new to the industry and need to understand the nuances of this important supply source, or you’re an industry veteran needing to understand how all the pieces fit together, you will benefit from the comprehensive overview you will receive from this seminar.
While anyone with a connection to the natural gas business should consider this fundamental seminar, here are the types of employees who have found this class especially helpful to their continued success in the industry:
- Gas or electric industry employees whose companies are now (or may become) involved in the LNG business
- Gas procurement professionals working for utilities, electric generators, marketers, and large consumers who need to understand supply alternatives
- Professionals from outside the industry who will be involved in the LNG business
- Individuals providing services or sales to companies involved in the LNG business
- Regulatory or governmental employees needing to understand future gas supply options
- Professionals such as attorneys, finance, PR, communications, etc. who are working for an LNG industry participant or providing services to a natural gas or electric company involved in LNG procurement
- Industry professionals who need an understanding of the LNG business to better understand future gas markets
How will Understanding the Global LNG Business help me?
After participating in this seminar, you will return to your job with a solid overview of what LNG is, how it works from both a physical system and a business perspective, costs associated with LNG, the true level of safety and security risks, and how business transactions are typically structured. You will leave with the knowledge to evaluate the potential of LNG as a natural gas supply source and to interact successfully with participants in the LNG industry.
In one and one-half information-packed days, this dynamic course will provide you with a solid understanding of:
- The physical supply chain for LNG
- Environmental issues
- Safety and security issues
- Market participants in the delivery chain
- How business transactions are performed
- The economics of LNG supply
- The steps involved in developing an LNG project
- Global LNG market dynamics
- The potential impacts of LNG on the U.S. marketplace
- The critical role of LNG in growing world energy markets such as China, India, and Brazil
Overview of the LNG and Gas Marketplace
- What is LNG?
- Where it comes from
- Why LNG is important to understanding domestic gas markets
- U.S. use of LNG
- LNG facilities in the U.S. today
- At what price is LNG feasible?
- LNG units of measurement
The LNG Supply Chain
- An overview of the LNG delivery chain (production, liquefaction, shipping, and regasification)
- Sources of supply
- Liquefaction (characteristics, capital costs, existing and proposed global capacities)
- Shipping (characteristics, tanker costs, existing fleet)
- Storage and Regasification (characteristics, existing and proposed terminals)
- Pipeline/LDC to consumer
- The LNG value chain
Regulation, Safety and Security
- Environmental issues
- Permitting and regulation
- Details on U.S., Mexican and Canadian permitting
- Safety issues and regulation
- Security issues and regulation
LNG Market Dynamics
- Top world consumers of natural gas
- U.S., Mexican, and Canadian demand
- Which countries buy LNG globally and how much
- Imports to the U.S.
- Where global natural gas is located
- Which countries produce LNG and how much
- The changing markets for LNG
- How LNG project structures are changing
- Asset owners and users by market segment
- LNG as a commodity
- How cargo arbitrage works
- Typical LNG project costs
- Technology evolution
- LNG cost structure for supply, liquefaction, shipping, and regasification, and how this is evolving
- Offshore regasification
- The risks involved with an LNG project
- Typical LNG pricing mechanisms
- LNG contract structure and terms
- Traditional sales and purchase agreements (SPA)
- Ship portfolios and pricing options
- Historical conditions for LNG debt financing
- Financing options
- Risks in the LNG market
- Creating successful projects
- Other supply options
The Future of LNG
- Key factors to watch
- Implications for domestic and global energy markets
“My ‘aha’ moment was understanding the complete supply/market chain of LNG transactions.”
“This class was very informative and well-paced.”
Group discount
Attend this seminar with your workgroup and you can save up to 25%. For every three people from the same company who attend this course, the fourth is free!
Networking reception
In addition to all you will learn, this seminar is also a great networking opportunity. We offer a hosted reception the first night of your course, which gives you the opportunity to continue networking with colleagues in a casual and comfortable environment. This is a great opportunity to develop valuable new relationships with peers in other companies and agencies.
Course length
One and one-half days.
Prerequisites
None. However a general understanding of the natural gas industry is helpful.
Seminar times
This seminar begins and 8:30 each day, and ends at 5:00 the first day and noon the second day. But feel free to come early to enjoy complimentary breakfast, ask questions of your instructor and network with other class participants.
Registration fee
$1,095 (save $100 - only $995 if paid three weeks prior to seminar). This fee includes continental breakfast, lunch and morning and afternoon breaks. The fee also includes course materials and a networking reception the first night.
Cancellation policy
All class sizes are limited and your place in class is held exclusively for you. Registrations cancelled two weeks or more prior to the seminar date will receive a full refund minus a 10% administrative fee or a credit for 100% of the registration fee good towards any other Enerdynamics product. Registrations cancelled with less than two weeks notice but more than two days notice will receive a credit for 100% of the registration fee good towards any other Enerdynamics product. Registrations cancelled with less than two days notice are not eligible for refund or credit. Substitutions may be made at any time and without additional cost.
Contact us at 866-765-5432 or 'info' for more information.
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