Liquified natural gas (LNG) could be the best alternative marine fuel to comply with the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) 2020 sulphur cap, according to Dr Marc Perrin, an independent consultant for Engie Lab Crigen. The company is working on a new LNG plant in Western Australia that would use liquefied natural gas from its existing facility at Abbot Point, which has been operating since 2008. He added there were no global availability concerns for the fuel, compared with other fuels such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) or methanol. And there is a good reason to think that the LNG price will probably remain low for the years to come,” he said. He also noted LPG's price volatility and concerns about its safety, adding that methanol is toxic and additionally hazardous because it burns with an invisible flame.
Liquified natural gas (LNG) could be the best alternative marine fuel to comply with the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) 2020 sulphur cap, according to Dr Marc Perrin, an independent consultant for Engie Lab Crigen. The company is working on a new LNG plant in Western Australia that would use liquefied natural gas from its existing facility at Abbot Point, which has been operating since 2008. He added there were no global availability concerns for the fuel, compared with other fuels such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) or methanol. He also noted LPG's price volatility and concerns about its safety, adding that methanol is toxic and additionally hazardous because it burns with an invisible flame.