1. Executive Summary
1.1 The FLNG Market Overview
1.2 Drivers and Restraints in the FLNG Market
1.2.1 Drivers in the FLNG Market
1.2.1.1 Improvements in Subsea Technologies
1.2.1.2 Deeper Water
1.2.1.3 Monetisation of Stranded Gas
1.2.1.4 Increasing Demand for Natural Gas
1.2.1.5 FLNG Faster and Cheaper
1.2.1.6 Economic Flexibility
1.2.2 Restraints in the FLNG Market
1.2.2.1 Onshore LNG Projects
1.2.2.2 Difficult Business Chain
1.2.2.3 High Capital Expenditure
1.2.2.4 FLNG Complexity
1.2.2.5 Unconventional Gas Reserves
1.2.2.6 Logistics and Extreme Weather
1.2.2.7 Final Investment Decision Making
1.3 Highlights of the Report
1.4 Benefits of the Report
1.5 Methodology
1.6 The Global FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022
1.7 The Regional FLNG Markets Forecast 2012-2022
1.8 The Leading National FLNG Markets Forecast 2012-2022
2. Introduction to the FLNG Market
2.1 History of the FLNG Industry
2.2 Vessels Used in the FLNG Industry
2.3 Liquefaction and Regasification
2.3.1 Liquefaction
2.3.2 Regasification
2.4 The LNG and FLNG Value Chain
2.5 Why the Move to FLNG Facilities?
3. The Global FLNG Market
3.1 The Global FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022
3.1.1 Analysis of the Global FLNG Market 2012-2022
3.2 The Global FLNG Production Market Forecast 2012-2022
3.2.1 Analysis of the Global FLNG Production Market 2012-2022
3.3 The Global FLNG Regasification Market Forecast 2012-2022
3.3.1 Analysis of the Global FLNG Regasification Market 2012-2022
3.4 Global FLNG Production and Regasification Market Comparison
4. The Regional FLNG Markets Forecast 2012-2022
4.1 The Australasian FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022
4.1.1 The Australian FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022
4.1.2 The Papua New Guinea FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022
4.1.3 The Timor-Leste FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022
4.1.4 Other Countries in the Australasian FLNG Market
4.2 The Southeast Asian FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022
4.2.1 The Indonesian FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022
4.2.2 The Malaysian FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022
4.2.3 The Thai FLNG Market
4.2.4 The Vietnamese FLNG Market
4.2.5 The Filipino FLNG Market
4.2.6 Other Countries in the Southeast Asian FLNG Market
4.3 The Other Asian FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022
4.3.1 The Chinese FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022
4.3.2 The Indian FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022
4.3.3 The Bangladeshi FLNG Market
4.3.4 The Japanese FLNG Market
4.3.5 The South Korean FLNG Market
4.4 The South American FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022
4.4.1 The Brazilian FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022
4.4.2 The Argentinean FLNG Market
4.4.3 The Chilean FLNG Market
4.4.4 The Uruguayan FLNG Market
4.5 The European FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022
4.5.1 The Italian FLNG Market
4.5.2 The UK FLNG Market
4.5.3 The Lithuanian FLNG Market
4.5.4 The Cypriot FLNG Market
4.5.5 Other Countries in the European FLNG Market
4.6 The North American FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022
4.6.1 The US FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022
4.6.2 The Canadian FLNG Market
4.6.3 The Caribbean and Mexican FLNG Market
4.7 The African FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022
4.7.1 The Nigerian FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022
4.7.2 The Equatorial Guinea FLNG Market
4.7.3 The Angolan FLNG Market
4.7.4 The Ghanaian FLNG Market
4.7.5 Other Countries in the African FLNG Market
4.8 The Middle Eastern FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022
4.8.1 The Israeli FLNG Market
4.8.2 The Iraqi FLNG Market
4.8.3 The Kuwaiti FLNG Market
4.8.4 The UAE FLNG Market
4.8.5 The Bahraini FLNG Market
4.9 Regional Differences in Market Share and Growth
5. The Leading National FLNG Markets
5.1 Leading National FLNG Markets Forecast 2012-2022
5.2 Leading National FLNG Markets Analysis 2012-2022
6. FLNG Designs and Concepts
6.1 FLNG Liquefaction Designs
6.1.1 Excelerate Energy
6.1.2 FLEX LNG
6.1.3 INPEX Corporation
6.1.4 Petrobras
6.1.5 Petronas
6.1.6 PNG FLNG Limited
6.1.7 PTTEP Australasia
6.1.8 Santos and GDF Suez
6.1.9 Shell
6.1.10 Woodside Petroleum
6.1.11 Other Liquefaction Designs
6.2 Floating Regasification Sites and Vessels
6.2.1 Excelerate Energy
6.2.2 Golar LNG
6.2.3 Höegh LNG
7. SWOT Analysis of the FLNG Market 2012-2022
7.1 Strengths
7.1.1 Increasing Demand for Natural Gas
7.1.2 Plentiful Stranded and Associated Gas Opportunities
7.1.3 Comparatively Low Greenhouse Gas Emissions
7.1.4 Cost Effectiveness and Faster Build Time
7.1.5 Lack of Import Terminals and Difficulty with Building Onshore Import Terminals
7.1.6 Desire to Increase Energy Security
7.1.7 Potential to Avoid Security Challenges
7.2 Weaknesses
7.2.1 Considerable Capital Costs
7.2.2 No Universal Gas Pricing Index
7.2.3 Struggle to Complete LNG Chain
7.2.4 FLNG Still and Unproven Technology
7.3 Opportunities
7.3.1 FLNG Producers to Reduce Lead Times
7.3.2 FLNG Instead of Onshore Facilities
7.3.3 Flexibility of FLNG
7.3.4 Desire to Reduce Flaring
7.3.5 Nuclear Phase Out
7.4 Threats
7.4.1 Continuing Weak Global Economy
7.4.2 Onshore Facilities Saturating Market
7.4.3 Unconventional Gas Discoveries
7.4.4 Renewable Energy Breakthroughs
8. Expert Opinion
8.1 Costain Energy and Process
8.1.1 Costain's Involvement in the FLNG Market
8.1.2 FLNG Engineering Challenges
8.1.3 FLNG Liquefaction Technologies
8.1.4 Progress of the FLNG Project with KANFA Aragon for FLEX LNG's Producer 1
8.1.5 Prospects for Completion in 2014
8.1.6 The Delay in Developing FLNG Technologies
8.1.7 Drivers in the FLNG Market
8.1.8 Restraints in the FLNG Market
8.1.9 Best Opportunities for FLNG
8.1.10 FLNG Opportunities in West Africa
8.1.11 Potential for Offshore Processing of Onshore Gas
8.2 Höegh LNG
8.2.1 Höegh LNG's Project with Petromin and DSME in Papua New Guinea
8.2.2 The Location of FLNG Production Opportunities
8.2.3 Höegh LNG's Involvement in the Israeli FLNG Market
8.2.4 The Timeline for Höegh LNG's Project in Israel
8.2.5 The High Costs of FLNG Projects and the Impact on Smaller Companies
8.2.6 The Potential for Large Companies to Dominate the FLNG Market
8.2.7 The Development of FLNG Regasification Facilities
8.2.8 Drivers in the FLNG Regasification Market
8.3 KANFA Aragon
8.3.1 KANFA Aragon's Involvement in the FLNG Market
8.3.2 Progress of the FLNG Project with Costain for FLEX LNG
8.3.3 The Timing of FLNG Final Investment Decisions
8.3.4 The High Costs of FLNG Projects and the Impact on Smaller Companies
8.3.5 FLNG Opportunities Outside Australasia/Southeast Asia
8.3.6 Drivers and Restraints in the FLNG Market
9. Leading Companies in the FLNG Market
9.1 Leading Energy Companies Involved in FLNG
9.1.1 BG Group
9.1.2 Chevron Corporation
9.1.3 China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC)
9.1.4 ConocoPhillips
9.1.5 ExxonMobil Corporation
9.1.6 Gasol
9.1.7 GDF Suez
9.1.8 INPEX Corporation
9.1.9 Osaka Gas
9.1.10 Petrobras
9.1.11 Petronas
9.1.12 Royal Dutch Shell
9.1.13 Santos
9.1.14 Woodside
9.2 Shipping and Offshore Contractors Involved in FLNG
9.2.1 BW Offshore
9.2.2 Excelerate Energy
9.2.3 Exmar
9.2.4 Golar LNG
9.2.5 Höegh LNG
9.2.6 Teekay Corporation
9.3 Design and Engineering Companies Involved in FLNG
9.3.1 FLEX LNG
9.3.2 KANFA Aragon (Sevan Marine Group)
9.3.3 KBR
9.3.4 Saipem
9.3.5 SBM Offshore
9.3.6 Technip
9.3.7 WorleyParsons
9.4 Vessel Manufacturers Involved in FLNG
9.4.1 Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME)
9.4.2 Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI)
9.4.3 Kawasaki Heavy Industries
9.4.4 Keppel Shipyard
9.4.5 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)
9.4.6 Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI)
9.4.7 STX Europe
9.5 Liquefaction Specialists Involved in FLNG
9.5.1 Black & Veatch Corporation
9.5.2 Costain Energy and Process
9.5.3 Linde
10. Conclusion
10.1 Outlook for the Global FLNG Market 2012-2022
10.2 Outlook for the Global FLNG Production Market 2012-2022
10.3 Outlook for the Global FLNG Regasification Market 2012-2022
10.4 Areas of Very High Growth in the FLNG Market 2012-2022
10.5 Areas of High Growth in the FLNG Market 2012-2022
10.6 Areas of Moderate Growth in the FLNG Market 2012-2022
10.7 Areas of Negative Growth in the FLNG Market 2012-2022
10.8 Outlook for the Leading National FLNG Markets 2012-2022
10.9 Global FLNG Market Summary
11. Glossary
List of Tables
Table 1.1 Drivers and Restraints in the Global FLNG Market 2012-2022
Table 3.1 Global FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m, AGR %)
Table 3.2 Global FLNG Market CAGR (%) Forecast 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 3.3 Global FLNG Production Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m, AGR %)
Table 3.4 Global FLNG Production Market CAGR (%) Forecast 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 3.5 Global FLNG Regasification Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m, AGR %)
Table 3.6 Global FLNG Regasification Market CAGR (%) Forecast 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 4.1 Regional FLNG Markets Forecast 2012-2022 ($m, AGR %)
Table 4.2 Regional FLNG Markets CAGR (%) Forecast 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 4.3 Australasian FLNG Market Forecast Summary 2012, 2017 and 2022 ($m, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 4.4 Australasian FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m, AGR %)
Table 4.5 Australasian FLNG Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 4.6 Australian FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m, AGR %)
Table 4.7 Australian FLNG Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 4.8 Papua New Guinea FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m, AGR %)
Table 4.9 Papua New Guinea FLNG Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 4.10 Timor-Leste FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m, AGR %)
Table 4.11 Timor-Leste FLNG Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 4.12 Southeast Asian FLNG Market Forecast Summary 2012, 2017 and 2022 ($m, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 4.13 Southeast Asian FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m, AGR %)
Table 4.14 Southeast Asian FLNG Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 4.15 Indonesian FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m, AGR %)
Table 4.16 Indonesian FLNG Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 4.17 Malaysian FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m, AGR %)
Table 4.18 Malaysian FLNG Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 4.19 Other Asian FLNG Market Forecast Summary 2012, 2017 and 2022 ($m, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 4.20 Other Asian FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m, AGR %)
Table 4.21 Other Asian FLNG Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 4.22 Chinese FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m, AGR %)
Table 4.23 Chinese FLNG Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 4.24 Indian FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m, AGR %)
Table 4.25 Indian FLNG Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 4.26 South American FLNG Market Forecast Summary 2012, 2017 and 2022 ($m, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 4.27 South American FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m, AGR %)
Table 4.28 South American FLNG Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 4.29 Brazilian FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m, AGR %)
Table 4.30 Brazilian FLNG Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 4.31 European FLNG Market Forecast Summary 2012, 2017 and 2022 ($m, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 4.32 European FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m, AGR %)
Table 4.33 European FLNG Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 4.34 North American FLNG Market Forecast Summary 2012, 2017 and 2022 ($m, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 4.35 North American FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m, AGR %)
Table 4.36 North American FLNG Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 4.37 US FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m, AGR %)
Table 4.38 US FLNG Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 4.39 African FLNG Market Forecast Summary 2012, 2017 and 2022 ($m, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 4.40 African FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m, AGR %)
Table 4.41 African FLNG Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 4.42 Nigerian FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m, AGR %)
Table 4.43 Nigerian FLNG Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 4.44 Middle Eastern FLNG Market Forecast Summary 2012, 2017 and 2022 ($m, Rank, % Share, CAGR %, Cumulative)
Table 4.45 Middle Eastern FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m, AGR %)
Table 4.46 Middle Eastern FLNG Market Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 5.1 Leading National FLNG Markets Forecast 2012-2022 ($m, AGR %)
Table 5.2 Leading National FLNG Markets Forecast CAGR (%) 2012-2022, 2012-2017, and 2017-2022
Table 5.3 Leading National FLNG Markets Share Forecast 2012, 2017 and 2022 ($m, %)
Table 6.1 Design Concepts for Floating Liquefaction (Developer, Constructor, MTPA, Liquefaction Process, Status)
Table 6.2 Other Potential Floating Liquefaction Concepts (Developer, MTPA, Location)
Table 6.3 Worldwide Floating Regasification Terminals 2012
Table 7.1 SWOT Analysis of the FLNG Market 2012-2022
List of Figures
Figure 2.1 Simplified Flow Diagram of the Liquefaction Process
Figure 2.2 The LNG Value Chain
Figure 2.3 The FLNG Value Chain
Figure 3.1 Global FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m)
Figure 3.2 Global FLNG Market Annual Growth Rate (AGR %) Forecast 2012-2022
Figure 3.3 Comparison of FLNG Production and Regasification Spending Forecast 2012-2022 ($m)
Figure 3.4 Comparison of FLNG Production and Regasification Market Share Forecast 2012-2022 (%)
Figure 3.5 Global FLNG Production Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m)
Figure 3.6 Global FLNG Regasification Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m)
Figure 3.7 Global FLNG Production and Regasification Market Share Forecast 2012 (%)
Figure 3.8 Global FLNG Production and Regasification Market Share Forecast 2017 (%)
Figure 3.9 Global FLNG Production and Regasification Market Share Forecast 2022 (%)
Figure 4.1 Regional FLNG Markets Forecast 2012-2022 ($m)
Figure 4.2 Australasian FLNG Market Share Forecast 2012, 2017 and 2022 (% Share)
Figure 4.3 Australasian FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m)
Figure 4.4 Australian FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m)
Figure 4.5 Papua New Guinea FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m)
Figure 4.6 Timor-Leste FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m)
Figure 4.7 Southeast Asian FLNG Market Share Forecast 2012, 2017 and 2022 (% Share)
Figure 4.8 Southeast Asian FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m)
Figure 4.9 Indonesian FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m)
Figure 4.10 Malaysian FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m)
Figure 4.11 Other Asian FLNG Market Share Forecast 2012, 2017 and 2022 (% Share)
Figure 4.12 Other Asian FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m)
Figure 4.13 Chinese FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m)
Figure 4.14 Indian FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m)
Figure 4.15 South American FLNG Market Share Forecast 2012, 2017 and 2022 (% Share)
Figure 4.16 South American FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m)
Figure 4.17 Brazilian FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m)
Figure 4.18 European FLNG Market Share Forecast 2012, 2017 and 2022 (% Share)
Figure 4.19 European FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m)
Figure 4.20 North American FLNG Market Share Forecast 2012, 2017 and 2022 (% Share)
Figure 4.21 North American FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m)
Figure 4.22 US FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m)
Figure 4.23 African FLNG Market Share Forecast 2012, 2017 and 2022 (% Share)
Figure 4.24 African FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m)
Figure 4.25 Nigerian FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m)
Figure 4.26 Middle Eastern FLNG Market Share Forecast 2012, 2017 and 2022 (% Share)
Figure 4.27 Middle Eastern FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022 ($m)
Figure 4.28 Regional FLNG Markets CAGR Forecast (%) 2012-2022
Figure 4.29 Regional FLNG Markets CAGR Forecast (%) 2012-2017 and 2017-2022
Figure 4.30 Regional FLNG Markets Share Forecast 2012 (%)
Figure 4.31 Regional FLNG Markets Share Forecast 2017 (%)
Figure 4.32 Regional FLNG Markets Share Forecast 2022 (%)
Figure 4.33 Regional FLNG Markets Share Change (%) 2012-2022
Figure 5.1 Leading National FLNG Markets Forecast 2012-2022 ($m)
Figure 5.2 Leading National FLNG Markets (Minus Australia and RoW) Forecast 2012-2022 ($m)
Figure 5.3 Leading National FLNG Markets CAGR Forecast (%) 2012-2022
Figure 5.4 Leading National FLNG Markets CAGR Forecast (%) 2012-2017 and 2017-2022
Figure 5.5 Leading National FLNG Markets Share Forecast 2012 (%)
Figure 5.6 Leading National FLNG Markets Share Forecast 2017 (%)
Figure 5.7 Leading National FLNG Markets Share Forecast 2022 (%)
Figure 5.8 Leading National FLNG Markets Share Change (%) 2012-2022
Figure 7.1 World Natural Gas Consumption Forecast, 2008-2035 (Trillion Cubic Feet)
Figure 7.2 World Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions by Fuel Type, 1990-2035 (Billion Metric Tons)
Figure 7.3 Greenhouse Gases and Harmful Emissions: Coal and Natural Gas Compared (Parts per Million)
Figure 7.4 Average Gas Prices in the US, Europe and Japan, 1990-2011 ($/mmbtu)
Figure 7.5 Global Shale Gas Resources by Region (Trillion Cubic Feet)
Figure 10.1 Global FLNG Market Forecast 2012-2022, Production and Regasification Spending ($m)