LNG Markets & Short-Term Opportunities is an interactive training course that will provide you with a current overview of the global LNG business and the challenges and opportunities it presents to buyers and sellers. The long-term perspectives will set the market’s context, but emphasis will be given to the short-term opportunities.

Along with presentations, practical exercises will allow you to understand and practise the skills involved in managing diverse stakeholder issues, negotiating short-term commercial agreements and the practical considerations when managing an LNG cargo.

The training course will include a role play over the 4 days covering the commercial and operational issues that need to be managed in the life of an LNG cargo.


By attending this course you will:

* Gain an appreciation of the current characteristics of the LNG market
* Understand the diverse stakeholders, their business models and their priorities
* Review the short term market and the availability of divertible LNG
* Understand the LNG Master Sales Agreement
* Practice the negotiating skills to develop a Master Sales Agreement -Understand the key operational issues in spot sales and LNG cargo diversions
* Understand the risks – both obvious and hidden – in LNG cargo diversions and the potential for leakage of profits
* Take part in role plays to bring the aspects of spot trading / cargo diversions together interactively
* Develop skills appropriate to your own organisation that can be used to support operating in the LNG market