An exemplar of political cooperation, the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim LNG project is close to first LNG. It is a major step in the potential development of a succession of basins in the region, but Phase 2, and more, hang on whether pragmatic political solutions can again be reached. [Gas in Transition, Volume 3, Issue 3]
No final investment decision has been taken on onshore regasification plants in Germany. The use of FSRUs – a necessary emergency option – means import capacity can be released. Nonetheless structural factors suggest LNG has a 20-25 year window of opportunity in the world’s fourth largest economy. [Gas in Transition, Volume 3, Issue 2]