The Shell LNG Outlook, launched in London on February 20th, is an assessment of the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market. It finds that China and India were two of the fastest growing buyers, with the number of LNG importers worldwide up to 35, from 10 at the start of the century.
Read the Shell LNG Outlook in full at http://www.shell.com/lngoutlook
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0
5000
10000
15000
20000
45% 18% 15% 13% 2% 7%
4
Global energy demand growth by fuel (bcm)
Source: Shell interpretation of Wood Mackenzie Q4 2016 data
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
45%
26%
22% 7%
Global gas demand growth by sector (bcm)
GLOBAL GAS DEMAND GROWTH BY REGION (BCM)
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
39%
25%
15%
21%
Global gas demand growth by region (bcm)
Gas playing a prominent role in meeting growing energy demand
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Gas provides competitive, flexible, cleaner energy
Average Time Required To Come Online, Minutes
Supporting renewable generation growth
Capital Cost Of Power Plants KW/yr
Gas plants are cheaper to build & operate
$0
$100
$200
$300
$400
$0
$2,000
$4,000
$6,000
$8,000
lb/MWh gross
Addressing local air quality concerns
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
SO2 NOx PM2.5
5
Negligible
emissions from
gas
Coal Emissions, Supercritical Pulverized Coal Boiler Natural Gas CCGTOvernight Capital Cost ($/kW) Fixed Operation & Maintenance Cost ($/kW-yr) RHS
Time to synchronise with grid Time to reach full load
Negligible
emissions from
gas
300
15
85
80
22
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
Coal
Gas CCGT
Gas Large OCGT
Source: IEA, NETL 2015-Cost & Performance baseline for Fossil Energy Plants, NETL; Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas, DECC
Life-cycle GHG Emissions: kg CO2e/MWh,100-year Global Warming Potential
518
1,133
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
Average Natural Gas Fleet, baseload Coal Average Fleet, baseload
Facilitating climate change objectives
54% lower than coal
emissions
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Policymakers increasingly choose gas
6
Leaders’ Communique pledged to ‘enhance collaboration on solutions that promote natural gas’ as ‘a less emission-
intensive fossil fuel’
170+ members agreed sulphur limit in shipping fuel of 0.5% from 2020
LNG as a fuel contains virtually zero sulphur vs. 3.5% specification for global marine fuel today
13th Five Year Plan targets 45 bcm of incremental gas consumption by 2020. China has suspended more than 100
coal-fired plants either approved or under construction
“We have given priority to move towards a gas based economy. Effort must be made to increase
natural gas production while also creating import infrastructure to meet the growing domestic demand.’’
Prime Minister Modi
France and Canada announced plans to phase out coal fired generation by 2023 and 2030 respectively. They join
Austria, Belgium, Britain, Denmark and Portugal in pledging to close coal fired generation by the end of the next
decade
EU Liquefied Natural Gas Strategy acknowledged critical role of gas in support of energy security, increasing
competitiveness and greenhouse gas emissions targets
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20
40
60
80
100
120
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
PM 2.5
Gas to Coal
ratio
Emission reduction policies drive increased gas demand
7
UK: Lower CO2 emissions Beijing: Improving air quality
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
-
2
4
6
8
10
12
Apr-15
May-15
Jun-15
Jul-15
Aug-15
Sep-15
Oct-15
Nov-15
Dec-15
Jan-16
Feb-16
Mar-16
Apr-16
May-16
MtCO2eTWh
UK Power Dynamics
£18/t CO2e floor
kicked in
Action Plan for
Air Pollution
Prevention
Beijing
Olympic
Games
Closure
of coal
boilers
Germany: Static CO2 emissions
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
-
5
10
15
20
25
30
Mar-15
Apr-15
May-15
Jun-15
Jul-15
Aug-15
Sep-15
Oct-15
Nov-15
Dec-15
Jan-16
Feb-16
Mar-16
Apr-16
May-16
MtCO2eTWh
German Power Dynamics
Power CO2 Emissions
WHO PM 2.5
guidance
Coal generation PM 2.5 Gas vs. coal consumption ratioPower CO2 Emissions Coal generation
Gas generation Gas generation
Source: Aurora Energy Research; Embassy of the USA – Beijing, China; National Bureau of Statistics of China
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0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
0
10
20
30
40
50
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Annualized capacity additions
Share online
MTPA
Capacity additions
One-third of new LNG supply growth already online
LNG volume set to expand 50% from 2014 to 2020
8
Source: Shell interpretation of IHS (LNG Waterborne Trade, Liquefaction Projects Database) and
Wood Mackenzie Q4 2016 data
265
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020
MTPA
Delivered volume
Note: only includes projects online by 2016 or currently under construction
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-4
-2
0
2
4
6
8
Brazil
UnitedKingdom
Japan
Belgium
Mexico
Argentina
Netherlands
Malaysia
Canada
DominicanRepublic
Thailand
Turkey
Colombia
Jamaica
UnitedStates
Portugal
PuertoRico
Greece
Israel
Singapore
Italy
Chile
SouthKorea
Lithuania
Taiwan
Poland
Indonesia
Kuwait
Spain
UnitedArabEmirates
France
Jordan
Pakistan
India
Egypt
China
2016 import growth dominated by China, India & new entrants
Net imports vs 2015 = +17.0 million tonnes
Million tonnes
Source: Shell interpretation of IHS (LNG Waterborne Trade) data, delivered volumes; red denotes new entrants (2015-2016)
Existing demand
New entrants
9
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0
5
10
15
20
Total exports Australia US Rest of World
Growth in LNG demand absorbed increase in supply
Source: Shell interpretation of IHS data, delivered volumes
Net exports: 2016 YoY Net imports: 2016 YoY
Million tonnes
10
Million tonnes
-5
0
5
10
15
20
Total imports Rest of World Northwest Europe
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0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Range 2010-2014 2015 2016
Robust spot prices reflect the market’s ability to absorb new supply
11
Global LNG prices ($/MMBTU) Asia spot (JKM as % Brent)
0
5
10
15
20
25
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
Energy price range Henry Hub Brent
NBP JKM (Platts) Japan LNG Import
Coal (ARA)
Source: Japanese customs data (Japan LNG import), Platts (JKM), ICE (NBP, Brent, ARA coal), NYMEX (Henry Hub)
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0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
A-rated B-rated Non-investment grade
Trend to shorter and smaller contracts with emerging buyers
12
Average contract length, years Average contract volume, MTPA LNG buyer credit ratings
Investment grade
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
0
4
8
12
16
20
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Source: Shell interpretation of IHS (Energy LNG Sales Contracts
Database), Moody’s and Fitch data
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New FIDs required to meet demand growth after 2020
LNG supply/demand gap
13
0
100
200
300
400
500
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
LNG supply in operation LNG supply under construction Demand forecasts
0
10
20
30
40
50
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
MTPA
Overview of LNG FIDs
MTPA
Source: Shell interpretation of Wood Mackenzie Q4 2016, IHS, Poten, Gas Strategies and PFC.
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Changing drivers of LNG demand growth
0
100
200
300
400
500
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
LNG imports by role in meeting gas demand (MTPA)
Source: Shell interpretation of Wood Mackenzie Q4 2016 data
* Denotes new or emerging LNG importing countries
Gas supply solely
dependent on LNG
Japan
Korea
Taiwan
Puerto Rico
Dominican
Republic
Jamaica*
Panama*
Balances LNG supply Northwest Europe
Bunker fuel
LNG demand driver
Atlantic
Countries/regions
Middle East Pacific
LNG complements
domestic and pipeline
supply
Southern Cone
Eastern Europe
Southern Europe
North America
China
Singapore
Morocco*
Jordan*
Israel
India
Thailand
Indonesia
Malaysia
Pakistan*
LNG replaces
declining domestic
production into
existing demand
Egypt*
Kuwait
UAE
Colombia*
Bangladesh*
Bahrain*
Philippines*
Vietnam*
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LNG to take larger share of European gas demand
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035
LNG
Russia pipe
Other pipe
Algeria
Norway pipe
Indigenous production
2035 demand forecast range:
540-575 bcm
15
European gas supply (bcm)
Source: Shell interpretation of Wood Mackenzie Q4 2016, IHS, and Eurogas data
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Policy and macroeconomics driving gas demand growth in China
16
4%
2015
China’s share of global LNG demand
16%
2030
China total primary energy demand
5%
Gas Renewables Nuclear Oil Coal
2015
11%
2030
Gas supply by source 2030, bcm
0 50 100 150 200
LNG imports
Other pipeline imports
Russia pipeline imports
Shale
Other unconventional
Conventional
Source: Shell interpretation of Wood Mackenzie Q4 2016 data
Gas demand potential 2030, bcm
400 450 500 550 600 650
+1% GDP growth rate
+1% gas demand CAGR
+1% gas in energy mix
15% gas in energy mix
Demand forecast
0
/ /
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Southeast Asia to become net LNG importer by 2035
17
Indonesia
0
10
20
30
2015 2035
0
10
20
30
2015 2035
0
10
20
30
2015 2035
0
10
20
30
2015 2035
0
10
20
30
2015 2035
0
10
20
30
2015 2035
-100
-50
0
50
100
2015 2025 2035
LNG Export
LNG import
Net imports
Traditional exporters ramping up demand
MTPA
Vietnam
Thailand
Philippines
SingaporeMalaysia
Source: Shell interpretation of Wood Mackenzie Q4 2016 data
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Potential demand upside from transport sector
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
Heavy duty and marine transport LNG industry LNG for transport -
Forecast range
Heavy duty Marine
18
MTPA equivalent, 2025
Source: Shell interpretation of Wood Mackenzie and IHS
LNG contributes virtually zero
sulphur emissions and has reduced
particulates and NOx emissions,
compared to heavy fuel oil.
LNG can help reduce the well-to-
wheel emissions compared to
conventional fuels.
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Summary
Strong growth in LNG supply in 2016, one-third of new supply online
LNG demand growth from China, India and new entrants absorbed supply growth in 2016
Continued LNG supply growth to 2020
Global demand for gas is expected to increase by 2% a year between 2015 and 2030; LNG
is set to rise at twice that rate at 4 to 5%
Future LNG demand growth will be driven by: policy, floating storage regasification units,
replacing declining domestic gas production, small scale LNG and transport
LNG and Russian gas imports required to balance European gas demand
New investments required to meet growing LNG demand after 2020
LNG trade is changing to meet the evolving needs of buyers, including shorter-term and lower-
volume contracts
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