We are the Borg – resistance is futile
Many would-be buyers are not very nimble when it comes to securing volumes of LNG. No surprise here, as many are behaving like the BORG from Star Trek. We are the BORG – resistance is futile. But is that a…
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Why shale gas is great news for LNG
Shale looks like LNG’s nemesis – on the surface at least. Look harder. It sure killed THE big hope of the LNG world – namely the prospect of the US becoming a premium LNG buyer. But this also has jump-started…
LNG is cold (when it should be cool)
It’s incredible how misunderstood Natural Gas and especially LNG is by the general public. It’s the solution to many of our problems (at least energy-wise) and still, it has a bad name. That’s a shame as this stuff is so…
A letter from Obama
This is going to be a very long post. About 2 months ago I had written an open letter to President Obama. Here is his response. Right below it I explain why I think that LNG as a fuel is…
Caribbean LNG – the steel pan paradigm
The Caribbean would be the perfect region for LNGification. It has not happened yet which is a shame as the immaculate pearl it evokes in our phantasies has been tarnished. But things are about to change, very dramatically so. Many…
Going nuclear – LNG’s natural friend
Nuke power is commonly seen as a big competitor to LNG as a primary energy source. I disagree. They are like the Yin and the Yang and complement each other. Here is why. Funny, isn’t it? Not too long ago…
Beating the megatrains – the nimble revolution
LNG has been a history of ever larger liquefaction trains. It all culminated in the construction of the Qatari super-trains. One of those monsters is able to satisfy the needs of more than the entire gas consumption of a small…
Another option for Central Asian gas
Central Asians are a strange region out of the Natural Gas world. They have lots of it. They would like to export it. But that’s very hard. In the meantime, something much more worthwhile could be done with it. Natural…
LNG from the US – between drivel and miracle drug
Does anyone still remember the US LNG import adventure? Seems to be a long way off. Today, everyone talks about the US becoming a huge LNG exporter. How about that? Since I have gotten interested in LNG I don’t stop…
What your experience is worth in a wormhole
Expertise can be a drawback. Sometimes it’s outright deadly. Some things – sometimes – change so deeply, so radically that old experiences do not even serve as a valid foundation for new learning anymore. It becomes so harmful – you…