DESIGN & OPERATION OF GAS CARRIERS

22 - 23 September, 2004 - Victoria Park Plaza, London, UK
Sponsored By ABS

OVERVIEW

There is currently considerable optimism about the future growth of the natural gas market and while not all the proposed LNG schemes may materialise, many still expect a significant increase in the number of vessels in the world LNG fleet. Recently, there has been both an increase in orders and an increased programme of scrapping of older vessels. The market is also moving away from the traditional long term 20-year time charter and greater use is being made of spot market vessel charters.

While some companies are looking at the possible economies of scale of larger vessels (in the range of 175,000- 250,000 cu.m.) others are looking to develop options for developing small vessels to exploit shortsea and coastal trades in LNG. New alternatives including compressed/pressurised natural gas (CNG/PNG), where the gas is stored under pressure at ambient or semi-refrigeration temperatures, are also being developed. There is also a growing interest in LNG Floating production, storage and offloading systems for offshore oil & gas developments and re-gasification tankers and plants designed to avoid the need to construct huge land-based processing and distribution centres.

Steam turbines have traditionally been the preferred power plant for LNG carriers; however, other options such as medium speed diesel electric or slow-speed diesel engines, with reliquefaction plants to reclaim boil-off gas, are being developed.

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Content

A wide range of outstanding papers will be presented at the conference, including:

Predictions of the gas carrier fleet of the future
Analysis of structural loads due to sloshing
Analysis of wave and impact loads
Innovation and new technology: floating plants/vessels, CNG/PNG, etc.

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Additional Papers

In addition to the papers shown in the programme, the conference will also feature the following papers:

Condition Assessment Program for LNG Carriers Fred Venner, Bureau Veritas Marine Division, France
Offshore Floating LNG Plants John Kernaghan, Noble Denton Europe Ltd., UK

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Programme & Registration

If you would like to register for this conference, either

Download the Programme & Registration Form (pdf file, approx 300 kB) and return to the Events Department at the address given on the form.

Call Sophie Armitage, Conference Organiser, on +44 (0)20 7201 2401, to book over the phone.

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Conference Proceedings

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Download the Programme & Registration Form (pdf file, approx 300 kB) and return to the Events Department at the address given on the form.

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Venue Information

The venue for this conference will be the Victoria Park Plaza Hotel. (Near Victoria Rail and Tube Station). Please click here for a PDF file containing the full address and a map (approx 200 kB)