About This Workshop

Workshop Description

The international LNG industry has seen sustained growth since its inception in 1964. Natural gas is liquefied to enable transportation where pipelines are impossible or uneconomic. Specialised facilities are required to liquefy, store, ship, receive and return the liquid gas to its natural state – and each stage of this chain is interdependent of each other.

Gas has significant economic and environmental advantages as a fuel and as distances between gas reserves and markets increase, and as economies seek to diversify their energy sources, the sustained growth of production and trade in LNG will continue. There are many stranded offshore gas fields that are either too small or too remote to be developed via pipeline or onshore LNG liquefaction facilities, and there is renewed interest in developing these gas fields through utilisation of floating liquefaction and storage (LNG FPSO) facilities.

In addition, a recent development has been the growth in floating LNG storage and regasification (FSRU) facilities, being utilised either at locations where onshore import terminals are difficult to approve (such as recent FSRU projects in the USA) or where the timeframe for implementation of a traditional onshore facility is excessive (such as recent FSRU projects in Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Dubai, etc).

Workshop Objectives

This workshop will provide participants with a broad understanding of the LNG industry and the stages in the LNG “chain”, focusing on how to deal with the main challenges and risks of floating LNG; both LNG FPSO and FSRU. The objective is to provide participants with knowledge of both technical and commercial concepts, enabling them, on completion of the Workshop, to reach informed decisions from sharing their experiences from floating LNG projects.

Specific subjects to be covered include the:

• Overall FLNG supply chain including commercial overview.
• LNG FPSO and FSRU processing schemes, including the; design basis, operating principles and conditions of the main processes; technology of the equipment used for LNG liquefaction, storage, loading/unloading, regasification; marine and shipping facilities; commissioning and operation; safety aspects specific to the design and operation of FLNG installations
• Typical investment costs, project schedules and project economics.
• Risk assessment and ideas for mitigation.
• Current and planned offshore LNG FPSO and FSRU developments.

Who Should Attend

This workshop will be of particular interest to professionals, researchers, and service and technology providers from the upstream and downstream segments of the E&P industry, academicians, government officials, etc. Registrants are also encouraged to present case studies and other experiences as discussion leaders.

Workshop Guidelines

Documentation

1. Proceedings will not be published; therefore, formal papers and handouts are not expected from speakers.
2. Work in progress, new ideas, and interesting projects are sought.
3. Professionally-prepared visual aids are not required; handwritten viewgraphs are entirely acceptable.
4. Note-taking by participants is encouraged. However, to ensure free and open discussions, no formal records will be kept.

Workshop Deliverables

• The committee will prepare a full report containing the highlights of the Workshop discussions. This report will be circulated to all attendees. A one-page summary will be prepared by the Workshop Co-Chairperson, which will be posted on the SPE Web Site, and published in the Journal of Petroleum Technology (JPT), if space permits. The copyright of the Summary Report will belong to SPE.
• PowerPoint presentation materials will be posted on a specific SPE URL address after the Workshop. Provision of the materials by the discussion leaders will signify their permission for SPE to do so.

Commercialism

In keeping with ATW objectives and the SPE mission, excessive commercialism in posters or presentations will not be permitted. Company logos must be limited to the title slide and used only to indicate the affiliation of the presenter and others involved in the work.

Attendance Certificate

All attendees will receive an attendance certificate attesting to their participation in the Workshop. This certificate will be provided in exchange for a completed Workshop Questionnaire.

Continuing Education Units

This workshop qualifies for SPE Continuing Education Units (CEU) at the rate of 0.1 CEU per hour of the ATW.

Attendees’ Information

General and detailed accommodation information will be forwarded to registrants with the attendee package prior to the scheduled Workshop, September.

Transportation/Visa

All delegates are advised to book their international airline tickets early from their country to Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. Further detailed transportation information will be available and included in the attendee package upon registration. All travelers to Malaysia must be in possession of passport valid for at least six (6) months with proof of onward passage, either return or through tickets. Please check with your travel agent for information on visa requirements to Malaysia.

Dress Code

Casual clothing is recommended. The Workshop atmosphere is informal.