Conference Agenda

Inaugural session : LNG market scenario

• Keynote Address on initiatives by government to increase share of natural gas in India’s energy basket
• Long term outlook for LNG and natural gas: Moving towards a gas based economy
• Global Outlook, LNG supply and demand balance: India focus
• The current LNG import scenario vis-à-vis domestic demand
  

LNG pricing & infrastructure

• Natural gas pricing and mechanism for Indian market
• LNG roadmap: Regulations & policies
• Latest trends in pricing, contracting and trading
• Building requisite infrastructure needed to boost the usage of LNG
• Opportunities for japanese investments in India’s gas infrastructure and SPR

LNG technology & bunkering

• LNG technology advances and challenges
• Advance technologies of LNG regasification
• LNG Bunkering: Technical & operational Issues
• Cryogenic technology for LNG terminals
• LNG bunkering initiatives

Panel discussion : Project financing and develop of FSRU’S & LNG regasification projection

• The current challenges
• Financing structures
• Risks & opportunities

Session: Inland waterways & small scale LNG

• Drivers for small scale LNG value chain
• Opportunity for development of small LNG carriers and barges
• Requirements for vessels using natural gas as fuel

LNG shipping & technology

• Sagarmala project and a plethora of opportunities
• Regulations for LNG fueled coastal and inland vessels
• Latest trends in LNG shipping
• Challenges in optimising ship and terminal operations
• Technology for LNG Ships

Special session: LNG as a transport fuel

• LNG : A sustainable fuel for a sustainable future
• Opportunities in the Indian LNG transportation market
• Way forward for LNG as a maritime fuel