Companies planning to import LNG may wish to schedule this workshop as a follow-up to week one of the International LNG Business Management Certificate Program, which focuses on the business essentials of exporting LNG by introducing participants to the LNG business and the development of an LNG export facility. This additional 5-day LNG Receiving Terminal Business Fundamentals Workshop focuses on the business concerns of the importer. The learning format consists of lectures by LNG specialists, and a business game that simulates the business opportunities facing the owner of a proposed LNG receiving terminal. in a hypothetical country that has a growing need for natural gas. The session begins with an analysis of LNG receiving terminal design options and the capital and operating costs of each option. The country or regional market demand will be analyzed to identify major market sectors, load factors, infrastructure needs, and strategic investment options to reach new markets and the pricing of alternative fuels. This analysis leads to market demand profiles and cost to deliver gas into various markets. Subsequently, the focus will turn to LNG supply and the options available to purchase or otherwise obtain supplies of LNG. There is also a session on the negotiation of SPA agreements with suppliers.
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This intensive program has a lecture and workshop format. Through an innovative workshop and simulation game, participants, working in teams, make the real-life decisions that confront managers in the management LNG receiving terminals.
This program will benefit managers, government officials, and specialists in one or more functional areas of the international energy industry who seek a comprehensive understanding of the liquefied natural gas sector of the international gas industry. It is an ideal supplement to IHRDCs gas industry foundation program: The International Gas Business Management Certificate Program, which many participants refer to as the best program in the industry today.
Gas Market Analysis and Pricing
Managing Gas Market Swings: UGS Load Balancing
Managing Gas Market Swings: LNG Load Balancing
LNG Import Terminal Design Options
LNG Supply Options: FLNG
LNG Contract Supply Options:
Managing LNG Import Operations
LNG Receiving Terminal Operations
This compelling business simulation game is integrated throughout the program. Participants work in teams with experienced mentors to prepare a plan for one or more LNG import terminals to meet a growing market for natural gas. Teams compete with each other and are evaluated on their financial performance over a 20-year period of simulated performance.
Stanpak is a republic in South Asia that has a growing need for natural gas. Teams will consider LNG terminal options and analyze the country’s growing market demand and their ability to expand the infrastructure to reach wider markets. With this background, teams will analyze market options and negotiate LNG purchase agreements as an essential part of making an integrated project decision.
The workshop sessions include:
