The influence of North American LNG exports on the Asian gas market 3rd Asia Natural Gas Market Forum 20141217 17 December 2014 Steve Hill President, Global Energy Marketing & Shipping BG Group
BG Group Company overview 20 UK FTSE top 20 company 20 Operating in over 20 countries Knowledge and capability across the whole gas chain LNG business Flexible LNG supply portfolio 25LNG 25 LNG ships under management LNG*…
US LNG exports LNG US LNG exports happened as a result of two developments in the industry coming together
1. LNG Asian buyers addressing the impact of rising oil prices on LNG costs Various market prices (/mmBtu) 22 UK (NBP) - natural gas 20 US (HH) - natural gas 18 Japan (JCC) - crude oil 16 Japan Average LNG Import Price - LNG…
2. LNG Multiple factors aligning to unlock US LNG exports Key shale gas resources Large and low cost shale gas resource Henry Hub outlook discounted to oil Significant impact to Henry Hub prices considered unlikely Marcellus…
BG Group has played a key role LNG US LNG export projects: cumulative DOE filings 300 33 BG Lake 250 Charles BG 25 BG applies for Sabine Pass export license 18 200 for Lake BG signs SPA for Charles mtpa first exports…
US LNG exports LNG The impact of US LNG exports has been significant
US LNG: the next wave of new supply 500 450 LNG trade Supply- gap 400 forecast 350 Yet to FID US 300 mtpa Under construction 250 Australia 200 Qatar Supply: existing 150 and under construction 100 50…
US LNG: providing new pricing constructs and additional flexibility No upstream development required Clear and transparent regulatory environment Projects developed by utility / infrastructure companies Cost-based, HH…
US LNG: buyer perspective Positive Various market prices (/mmBtu) Forecast to be lower cost 25 JCC HH DES Asia Asia spot (DES) Asia LT proxy Pricing diversification Destination flexibility 20 Volume flexibility Supply…
5000 US LNG: 50 mtpa sold to end-users + Capacity holders Capacity + re-sales End- market mix 70 60 Unsold Unsold Unsold IOCs / IOC / Trading Houses 50 Trading houses IOCs European buyers / Sold to / Europe / 28% 40…
US LNG exports There are unanswered questions however
LNG How much US LNG export capacity will be built Proposed LNG supply by region 300 Excludes projects under construction 250 Canada US 25% (lower 200 48) 38% mtpa Other 150 37% 100 50 0 US (lower 48) Canada…
How much HH pricing do buyers want 2010 2015 2020 2025 10% 15 9% 4% 3% 13 7% % % HH HH 9% 39 86 Min = 9% % 39 Min = 7% 90% % 63 Max = 33% % Max = 58% % 12 % 350 Asian imports 300 Spot range = 10 to 18% Yet to be 250…
And what happens to Asian term LNG prices in future Oil indexation Hybrid / Gas hub Asia LNG / gas (HH, NBP, AECO) index Price level is what really matters 16
Conclusions : US exports emerged as a result of: 1. 1. buyers looking for an alternative to oil- indexed, destination specific contracts 2. 2. In the US: unutilized import capacity / shale- gas / Panama canal expansion BG BG…
: Lake Charles exports: past and future LNG1959128 2019 LNG Pioneer LNG voyage from Lake First exports from Lake Charles Charles (US) to Canvey Island (UK) terminal planned for 2019 28 Jan 1959 The Methane Pioneer at Lake…