Developing a "Financeable" LNG Import Project (Part 1)
Article from: OGEL 1 (2006), in Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
Introduction
This article is a sponsor's guide to the identification, assessment, allocation and mitigation of legal and commercial risks associated with LNG import projects. Part 1 deals with relations between project partners and with host country risks. With robust natural gas demand stimulating a renewed interest in the development of LNG import facilities in certain natural gas market areas, we are presently witnessing the emergence of numerous LNG import project proposals, including potential project-on-project competition in some areas such as the U.S., Europe, Mexico and ...