GTT - (fast) Monopolist für LNG-Technik (Seite 3)

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sieht doch gut aus:

https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/02/23/927151/0/e…

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GTT, Teekay extend technical service agreement

French LNG containment specialist GTT said it has added advisory services to its technical service agreement with Teekay.

This agreement applies to 23 vessels equipped with the GTT technologies Mark III and NO96, according to the company’s statement on Wednesday.

In addition to the assistance and intervention services already included in the standard GTT TSA, Teekay will benefit from the advisory and optimization service.

Speaking of the TSA extension, GTT’s CEO Philippe Berterottière said the solutions provided to Teekay fit the company’s new requirements. GTT will also propose tests that can be performed in operation without dry-docking.

GTT has developed services to support the operations of LNG carriers, FLNG, FSRU and other LNG-related structures in order to shorten dry-dock time, assist crews in operation and optimize the vessel economics.

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GTT grabs order for Maran Gas' LNG duo

French LNG containment specialist GTT received an order from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to equip two LNG carriers being built for Maran Gas Maritime.

The vessels, under construction at DSME’s shipyard in Geoje, will feature GTT’s NO96 cryogenic membrane containment system with delivery scheduled for 2019, the company’s statement reads.

Philippe Berterottière, chairman and CEO of GTT said that DSME has already received 147 ship orders with the NO96 technology, adding that, Maran Gas Maritime, the unit of Greek Angelicoussis Shipping Group, has a fleet of 20 vessels equipped with membrane solutions.

In total, 143 vessels currently in service have been equipped with the NO96 containment system while 59 more are on order, GTT said.

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GTT scoops new LNG carrier order

French LNG containment specialist GTT on Monday said it has received an order from South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries to equip a new LNG carrier with its Mark V technology.

The vessel, expected to be delivered in 2019, will be built at SHI’s shipyard in Geoje Island for an unnamed European ship-owner, GTT said in its statement.

“With Mark V, GTT has created a real breakthrough by reducing the guaranteed daily boil-off rate to 0.07% of the tank volume. In addition, this new solution relies on a new Invar metallic secondary membrane.”

More than 227 LNG vessels in the world are equipped with the Mark technology, of which 45 are under construction, GTT noted in the statement.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 52.943.173 von R-BgO am 29.07.16 08:41:32

Das hier wäre dann ja schon mal fast ein Drittel davon:

http://www.lngworldnews.com/report-investment-company-plans-…

und es wäre natürlich wichtig, zu wissen ob GTT seinen Teil abbekommt...


Report: investment company plans 20 LNG carriers order at South Korean shipyards

An order for 20 liquefied natural gas carriers could be placed at South Korean shipyards from CBI Energy and Chemical, an investment company controlled by Australian and Canadian investors.

The order, that would initially be for 10 carriers with an option for further 10 vessels, could be worth around US$3.8 billion, and the company told Reuters it is eyeing purchase of floating liquefied natural gas production and import units as it plans to develop its business in Africa and Asia.

The company intends to take advantage of the current market conditions that have seen the shipbuilding costs drop. Low LNG prices have also spurred the demand for the fuel.

CBI E&C’s plan to develop its business in Asia and Africa includes natural gas extraction, LNG facilities such as liquefaction plants, a distribution network and retail gas stations. Additionally, the company’s plan includes pipelines, marine transportation logistics, rail transport, power generation and chemical plants.

Additionally, the company’s plan includes pipelines, marine transportation logistics, rail transport, power generation and chemical plants.

It is reported that Korea Offshore and Ship Technology has been contracted to engage South Korean shipbuilders for the project, and the order could be split between a number of shipyards.

KOST expects the contracts for carriers with a capacity between 120,000-cbm to 170,000-cbm could be signed over a period of three months following the completion of detailed preparations.

The first LNG carrier is expected to be delivered in 2019, with the remaining carriers to be delivered in three-month windows.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 52.906.150 von R-BgO am 25.07.16 09:38:12

hmmm...:

Drewry says 65 more LNG tanker orders needed by 2020

Shipowners will need to order an additional 65 vessels by 2020 to meet LNG shipping demand as new supplies are coming on-stream, according to the shipping consultancy Drewry.

Despite the current weakness in LNG shipping rates, Drewry “maintains its bullish long-term outlook” for LNG shipping and believes that the market will require more vessels than listed on the current orderbook, Drewry said in its latest “LNG Forecaster” report.

Spot rates for dual fuel diesel electric LNG vessels have been hovering around $30,000 per day since the second quarter of last year, representing a decline of 80% compared to the last market peak in 2012, according to the consultancy.

Strong fleet growth coupled with weak cargo demand has been the principle cause.

“The impact of weak rates is clearly visible on falling newbuilding activity as only four LNG vessels had been ordered in the first six months of the year. By comparison, an average of 44 vessels per annum were ordered over the prior five-year period. Continuingly weak ordering is expected to slow fleet growth from 2019, exactly at the time by when almost all of the currently under-construction LNG plants will come online.”

According to the report, the long-term outlook for LNG shipping is still strong and the limited new ordering is not based on market fundamentals.

“The reason for our optimism is that almost 125 million tonnes of capacity is currently being built and there are plans for more. As a majority of the supply from plants under-construction has been contracted on long term agreements, it is likely that LNG will be traded so requiring more vessels”, said Shresth Sharma, Drewry’s lead LNG shipping analyst.

“Despite a widened Panama Canal, new LNG export capacity due to come online by 2020 will require shipowners to order an additional 65 vessels over this period to meet shipping demand,” added Sharma.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 51.804.406 von R-BgO am 22.02.16 12:41:23

Ende letzter Woche kamen Zahlen,

der Auftragseingang ist praktisch komplett versiegt, nur noch 2 Schiffe in H1;


habe trotzdem eben verdoppelt.

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Konkurrenz?

zumindest sind die näher am Endkunden...


DSME develops own LNG containment system

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) of South Korea on Wednesday said it has developed its own LNG containment system, named DSC16 (DSME Cargo Containment System 16).

In its statement, DSME said the Korean shipbuilders had to rely on foreign technology, paying KRW12 billion (approx. US10.3 million) for the containment system per ship. Korean shipbuilders mostly used the technology developed by the French LNG containment specialist GTT.

DSME claims the newly developed containment system has an advantage over the existing technology in quality and stability.

The shipbuilder has already secured general approvals for the design of its DSC16 LNG containment system from a number of classification societies.

The containment system also meets the International Maritime Organization and International Gas Code requirements. Currently, it is awaiting approval from the United States Coast Guard.

The company hinted that Shell could be the major customer of the LNG containment system.

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derzeit rund 10% Divirendite

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Interview: GTT CEO sees strong demand for LNG carriers, FSRUs

France’s Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT), an engineering company specialized in LNG containment systems for marine applications and onshore terminals, saw a record order intake last year, continuing into the first quarter of 2015.

GTT secured
47 new orders during 2014,
the highest number in ten years. These orders included
10 ice-breaking LNG carriers,
3 FSRUs,
1 FLNG and
6 ethane carriers.

Last year was also important for GTT since the company’s capital structure has significantly changed following its listing on Euronext Paris. French oil and gas giant Total sold its 10.4% stake in GTT to Temasek. On top of that, Hellman & Friedman, which also had a 10.4% stake, exited the company through two private placements to institutional investors.

Following this transaction, GTT’s free-float portion of capital rose to 49%. The remainder of GTT shares is owned by LNG player Engie, formerly known as GDF Suez, which has a 40.4% stake, and 0,2% is held by employees and management.

In an interview with LNG World News conducted at GTT’s headquarters in Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse near Paris, GTT’s chairman and CEO, Philippe Berterottière, discusses the company’s business, implications of the oil price slump on the LNG industry, as well as the usage of liquefied natural gas as fuel for ships, and the company’s plans for the future.

Last year and the first quarter of 2015 was quite busy for GTT in terms of new orders for LNG carriers.

GTT secured 36 orders to equip LNG carriers (including 10 ice-breaking LNG carriers) with its technology in 2014, and 25 in the first quarter of this year.

You said in the May investor presentation that GTT expects to secure orders for its technology for about 84% share of the forecasted LNG carrier newbuilds between 2015 and 2024.

Can you elaborate more on this topic?

“Building on its technological expertise in the liquefied natural gas industry, GTT has become the world leader in containment systems for the transport and storage of LNG in cryogenic conditions. More than 70% of the currently operating global LNG carrier fleet uses membrane technology developed by GTT, and 90% of new orders for LNG carriers over the period between 2008 and 2014 were placed for our systems. Thanks to our continuously improved technologies, we are quite confident that we will keep a very strong position on our markets. Based on scenarios provided by Poten & Partners, we are contemplating between

270 and 280 LNG carriers over the next ten years for GTT. Between
25 and 35 FSRUs and between
3 and 7 FLNGs

can also be forecast.“

How does GTT see the LNG carrier market during 2015-2024?

“The global LNG demand is estimated to grow by an annual 5,6% rate over the next ten years. Long-term trends which underpin this growth are very strong. Among them are cost competitiveness and the fact that emissions regulations will encourage the use of LNG as a fuel. If maintained at its current level, the LNG production will not be sufficient to meet the demand over the next few years. So, there is a need for increased production which also means that there will be an increasing need for LNG transportation and storage. The LNG transport market is forecast to grow by an annual average growth rate of 4.5%. On top of the underlying growth in the LNG market, LNG trade routes are becoming more complex. Northeast Asia, this is to say mainly Japan, Korea, and China and Taiwan count for two-thirds of the market.

At the same time, North America is becoming a major exporter thanks to shale gas production. Bear in mind that to deliver 1 million tons from the US or from Gulf of Mexico to Northeast Asia, 2.2 ships are needed whereas just 0,6 is needed for delivering the same quantity from Indonesia to Northeast Asia. This is a major game changer for us in terms of number of ships to be ordered and we strongly believe that even though there are probably too many ships currently available, the market should be in a situation of deficit by 2018.”

How much will the oil price slump affect the LNG carrier market, and the whole industry in general during this period?

“In Asia, the decline in oil prices has caused a drop in LNG prices. Consequently, we have seen delayed or suspended decisions as to the startup of certain projects. For example, in Australia, whose larger investment projects are also impacted by competition from U.S brownfield projects. We have recently seen Cheniere Energy announcing the final investment decision (FID) of its Corpus Christi LNG project in Texas. Do not forget that Investment decisions about LNG terminal projects are not tied to annual decisions but are based on the forecasts for increased supplies of LNG in the long term.”

LNG as fuel for ships, small-scale market

The number of ships using liquefied natural gas as fuel is increasing and more and more infrastructure projects are planned or proposed along the main shipping lanes.

According to DNV GL, the uptake of LNG as a ship fuel will continue to advance toward 2020, and the classification society believes that there will be 1,000 non-LNG carrier vessels running on the chilled gas in 2020 or shortly thereafter.

What is GTT’s point of view on the usage of LNG as fuel for vessels?

“The bunkering market is nascent but promising. For the time being, the market is starting more slowly than we could have expected because of the current low level of oil prices and the relatively modest amount of fines for non-compliance of ECA regulations which came into effect on January 1st, 2015. I expect it to gain considerable momentum over the coming years because these regulations pave the way for a new cleaner fuel. LNG is, according to many, the best alternative to heavy marine fuel propulsion from an economic and environmentally-friendly standpoint.

As the LNG as fuel solution gains in expertise, efficiency and know-how, and with the development of a wider LNG supply chain and bunkering network at major ports, the relatively slow development that we have seen since 2000 should consequently speed up, in particular thanks to increasing financing of the European Union, the Norwegian Nox Fund or the US Maritime Administration (Marad) as well as deepening political support. Already, there has been a notable increase in the interest surrounding the conversion option in the last two years, with several companies announcing their intentions to convert ships to become LNG-fuelled.

Another trend that has emerged recently is for the construction of “LNG fuel conversion-ready ships”, which will run on traditional marine fuels when they are delivered into the fleet, but which are designed to be easily converted to run on LNG fuel when necessary. At GTT, we are working actively to provide the market with competitive solutions and expand on this market through new types of partnerships. For example, in 2014, we signed a license agreement with Gabadi, making it the company’s first licensed subcontractor to provide installation services to shipyards.

In early 2015, GTT North America signed a Technical Assistance and License Agreement (TALA) with Conrad Shipyard, a major US shipbuilder, for the design and construction of LNG barges and LNG-fueled vessel bunker tanks using GTT’s membrane containment systems. We expect to gain a significant position on this market for both the construction and conversion of LNG-propelled vessels, and for the design and construction of LNG bunkering barges.“

Can you update us on the construction progress of the LNG barge ordered by Conrad Shipyard?

“Just a quick reminder for our readers. As mentioned before, GTT North America signed an agreement earlier this year with Conrad Shipyard, a major US shipyard, to design and build LNG bunkering barges and tanks for LNG propelled vessels. Following this agreement, we received an order from Conrad Shipyard for one LNG bunker barge. It is the first ever dedicated LNG barge for the North American market. This order is a landmark because it is a step forward in the formation of a local LNG supply chain for merchant vessels and because it represents a return of both GTT and the construction of LNG vessels to North America.

The last LNG carriers built in the US have been delivered in the 70’s. This new barge has been entirely designed by GTT, which is quite new. It will be built with the Mark III Flex containment technology and will be equipped with the bunker mast REACH4 also developed by GTT. It is a highly innovative refuelling arm, which can transfer LNG to the customer’s vessel simply and safely. The barge is expected to be delivered in the first half of 2016.“

How do you see the small-scale LNG market in the upcoming period?

“We are talking of vessels with a capacity ranging from a few thousands of cubic meters to a few tens of thousands, so quite far from the usual nominal capacity of a transocean LNG carrier, which is today 174,000 cubic meter. The purpose of such vessels will be to bunker LNG fuelled vessels and also for small scale distribution for energy generation as replacement of other fossil fuels, of course all this depending on price.

We see a good potential in this market because there is a real need for a supply chain adapted to smaller quantities, coastal transportation, river transportation like in China for example, supply of LNG to islands in the Caribbeans or in Southeast Asia. GTT technologies can be used for small tanks and make it possible to build smaller carriers to meet this need. Three small scale ships of 20 000 m3 equipped with GTT technologies have been in operation for the last 20 years. Ships design with membrane can optimize the capacity and the size of the vessels and minimize the drought. With membrane, CAPEX optimized ships are possible. We work with many shipyards to propose these solutions.”

What will be GTT’s focus for the future?

“We have already carried out a lot of work on extending our containment applications into onshore tanks, offshore applications and multi-gas transport, and we have already won orders in all these segments. At the same time, as I mentioned earlier, we are developing solutions for LNG as a maritime fuel and small capacity LNG carriers, whose growth is going to be driven by the need to move LNG along coasts and up rivers and the development of the market for LNG as fuel.

GTT’s technologies are perfectly positioned to capture this potential. We are also offering innovative market-leading engineering, training, consultancy and support services to shipowners, shipbuilders, terminal operators and gas companies. This includes, for example, an innovative monitoring system to help shipowners manage the effects of LNG sloshing in the tanks of their carriers.”

Would you like to add something? Any new projects?

“We announced recently the signature of two cooperation agreements with Samsung Heavy Industries and Hyundai Heavy Industries for the industrialization of our new Mark V technology which is an optimized version of the Mark III system and its sister Mark III Flex. It will offer significant improvement of the daily warranted boil off rate of LNG during transport. This means significant savings for shipowners. These two partnerships allow us to be quite confident in the possibility for Mark V to be commercialized from 2015.

Launching Mark V took some years of research and development. It illustrates the significant efforts made by GTT in innovation to continuously improve the performance of its existing systems and meet the operational demands of our customers. We devote nearly 25% of our workforce and operating expenses to R&D to make sure we are always offering cutting edge technology.“