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LNG Commoditization – A Reality In the Future Or Just A Dream?. Kyoichi Miyazaki – Poten & Partners Co Author: Majed Limam – Poten & Partners Co Author: Mike Reimers – Poten & Partners Co Author: Go Katayama – Poten & Partners.
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LNG Commoditization – A Reality In the Future Or Just A Dream? Kyoichi Miyazaki – Poten & Partners Co Author: Majed Limam – Poten & Partners Co Author: Mike Reimers – Poten & Partners Co Author: Go Katayama – Poten & Partners
Natural gas prices are regionally segregated, no signs of commoditization Oil prices – Brent, WTI, Dubai Crude Natural gas prices – Henry Hub, NBP, Japan LNG Price (JLC) VS Source: Bloomberg
Seaborne oil trade facilitated interconnectivity between regions World Oil Consumption and Imports by Type Source: EIA, UNCTAD, Poten & Partners
Low transport cost of oil, only about 1/6 of LNG’s Tanker CAPEX ($/MMBtu of installed annual capacity) 4.8 0.8 Source: Poten & Partners
High liquidity with growth in futures market WTI and Brent Futures Contracts Traded by Year (Millions) Source: Bloomberg
Oil evolved to become a readily traded commodity, although not a perfect one
Equilibrium of aggregate demand and supply determines price… Region D Region C Region A Region B S1 S2 S3 S4 P3 P4 P1 P2 D1 D2 D3 D4 Q2 Q1 Q3 Q4 Global commodity price SGlobal = S1 + S4 + S3 + S4 DGlobal = D1 + D4 + D3 + D4 QGlobal PGlobal
…no such demand/supply economics theory applies to global natural gas/LNG markets US (HH) UK (NBP) Continental Europe (Zeebrugge, etc.) Asia (Asian LNG prices) S1 S2 Oil linkage influence, with hub pricing gaining market share Typical oil driven formula, but increasing infiltration of HH and hybrid pricing P1 P2 D1 D2 Q2 Q1 No global gas price South America (HH, Oil, NBP.) Typically spot based, but also long-term HH and oil driven
High CAPEX, transport and storage costs hinder “commoditization” of natural gas and LNG
Gas is impractical to transport unless liquefied, placed under high pressure or converted to another product Parity of energy content of natural gas by volume, vs. oil Gas: 36,000 litres Oil: 35 litres CAUSES
LNG’s total value chain CAPEX is 4 times Oil’s Value Chain CAPEX Comparison between Gas and Oil ($/MMBtu of installed annual capacity) Gas/LNG 23.9 Upstream & mid-stream segments Oil 6.1 Source: Poten & Partners CAUSES
LNG a 10% share of global gas, limiting integration Global Gas/LNG Consumption (2014) Global Oil Consumption (2014) LNG Trade 10% Seaborne Pipeline Imports Imports 38% 19% Domestic Domestic Production Production 59% 71% Pipeline Imports 3% Source: BP, Poten & Partners Source: UNCTAD, BP, Poten & Partners EFFECTS
Spot/Flexible LNG projected to reach 100 MMt/y by 2030… Global LNG supply by volume Global LNG Supply FORECAST Add more liquidity/ connectivity to the market Spot Flexible Fix Doesn’t add liquidity/connectivity to the market Source: Poten & Partners EFFECTS
…but less than 30% market share Global LNG supply by ratio Spot 30% Flexible Fix Source: Poten & Partners EFFECTS
Spot/Flexible LNG projected to provide minimal connectivity to the total natural gas market Global natural gas by LNG, pipeline gas, domestic consumption LNG Spot FORECAST LNG Flexible LNG trade LNG Fix Pipeline gas trade Domestic natural gas consumption Source: BP Statistics, Poten & Partners EFFECTS
No commoditization in the horizon for LNG market • The changes that could be material to LNG commoditization are those focused on underlying causes – e.g., high project CAPEX, transportation/storage costs • Small steps to a commodity market may be possible – e.g., shift from JCC to Brent linkage • Long-term LNG SPA contracts will remain the backbone of the LNG industry – they are needed to anchor project development and financing
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