On day three of Gastech 2018 attendees heard forecasts that the US will become the world’s leading LNG supplier by 2028 and still be the largest natural gas producer by 2040. The forecast was made by leading energy industry consultancy Wood Mackenzie at a press conference to launch Gastech 2019, which will be held with sister event GPEX at Houston’s NRG Centre, 17 – 19 September 2019. Kristy Kramer, Wood Mackenzie’s Head of Americas Gas Research, said the shale gas revolution had resulted in the US becoming the largest gas producer in the world, comprising 23% of total global production. “At the start of 2014, more than 50% of US gas production was from shale and today it has reached 65%. Wood Mackenzie forecasts continued production growth of 47% by 2035,” she said. “The outlook for US natural gas is extremely promising. With an abundance of low cost gas resource and sustained demand growth, the size of the US natural gas market will greatly expand over the next 20 years. We expect the US to be the largest natural gas producer by 2040, with production increasing to almost 130 billion ft3/d – more than 50% over today’s level.” Optimism has returned to the global LNG market, and Wood Mackenzie recently upgraded its forecast of the LNG supply-demand gap for new projects. “By 2035, US LNG exports are forecast to reach more than 140 million tpy – far above that of Qatar (100 million tpy) and Australia (80 million tpy) as the next largest exporters,” said Kramer. Charlie Cracknell, Portfolio Director – Gastech & GPEX presented a market overview of the forecasted global growth of natural gas and LNG. He said Gastech 2019 would play host to the entire upstream, midstream and downstream value chain. An enhanced feature for Gastech 2019 will be an increase in specialist industry zones from six to nine, with the addition of zones for ports facilities and bunkering, pipeline and FLNG and storage, transmission and distribution. “We are in advanced discussions with a range of industry stakeholders who are supporting and helping shape the agenda and experience for Gastech2019,” he said. Speakers at day three of Gastech examined the global drive towards the greater adoption of gas and LNG, and the industry’s optimism of further long-term growth. The Gastech plenary began with a keynote address from Jean-Baptiste Dubreil, Senior Natural Gas Analyst, International Energy Agency, who spoke of the growth opportunities in the industry from the US, China and industry demand. This was followed by a Global Leaders’ panel featuring CEOs and board members from Enagás, Engie, Black & Veatch and Grupo Energia Bogota on the nexus between gas and renewables which explored the growth potential for gas offered by its use as a transportation fuel and posed questions about gas as a transition or destination fuel. The afternoon’s Global Leaders’ panel featured a discussion on the transformative impact of digital technologies on the global energy industry. MAANA founder & CEO Babur Ozman, Enagás Chief Transformation Officer Anton Martinez, BHGE President & CEO of Turbomachinery and Process Solutions Rod Christie and Petrofac’s Group Head of Strategy, Jonathan Carpenter shed light on how companies could transform using new technologies. Other themes discussed included the new demand centres for gas, the challenges in the gas sector in Spain and beyond and a range of other issues including the burgeoning trading sector, project financing, the interplay between gas and renewable energy in power generation, project development, managing emissions and project financial risk management. Another key theme was the growth of the North American gas and LNG industry, a topic that will be a focus for Gastech 2019, in Houston. Read the article online at: https://www.lngindustry.com/liquid-natural-gas/20092018/gas-to-rise-by-over-50-percent-by-2040-and-us-to-become-worlds-largest-lng-exporter/
The shale gas boom will make the US the world's top supplier of liquified natural gas (LNG) by 2028 and its biggest producer by 2040 , according to Kramer . Kramer , the firm's head of Americas gas research, said US LNG production growth was forecast to be 47% by 2035 , while output was set to reach 130 billion ft cubed per day , more than 50% above current figures. Wood Mackenzie added US annual LNG exports could reach more than 140 million tons per year (tpy) by 2035 , outstripping Australia and Australia , which would ship 80 million and 80 million tpy, respectively.