Abstract
Indonesia has abundant natural gas resources, however the primary fuel used for electricity generation is coal and oil. Insufficient natural gas infrastructure with-in the country acts as a barrier to increased natural gas usage. In Indonesia LNG is the most efficient and effective method for distributing natural gas given the difficult geographical conditions, the world’s largest archipelago and located in a deep sea area. The Government is planning to initiate natural gas imports by 2019 to meet the country’s energy demands. In order to allocate adequate amounts of natural gas across the geographic regions Indonesia must build more LNG regasification terminals. The Indonesia government has not yet determined if the additional regasification terminals will be floating or land-based facilities. This paper assesses the two options and identifies which facility attains greater profitability. The financial analysis of investing in the Sorong LNG regasification terminal project is conducted using NPV, IRR, and sensitivity analysis. This analysis demonstrates that FSRU facilities have greater economic viability than onshore LNG regasification facilities. The FSRU project earns greater than a 12% IRR as compared to a negative IRR earned by an onshore project. The government can make the onshore projects viable by increasing the sales fee from US$10.00/MMBTU to US$10.60/MMBTU.
Highlights
The financial analysis of investing in the Sorong liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal project is conducted using Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), and sensitivity analysis. This analysis demonstrates that floating storage and regasification units (FSRU) facilities have greater economic viability than onshore LNG regasification facilities
The FSRU project earns greater than a 12% IRR as compared to a negative IRR earned by an onshore project
LNG Receiving Terminal Project Investment Valuation Given the information provide in section two the analysis shows that the FSRU Sorong investment is more profitable as compared to a land-based regasification facilities with a NPV if US$16.95 million
Summary
An Economic Evaluation of Onshore and Floating Liquefied Natural Gas Receiving Terminals Giranza, M. Citation for published version (APA): Giranza, M. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 150(1), [012026]. An Economic Evaluation of Onshore and Floating Liquefied Natural Gas Receiving Terminals: the Case Study of Indonesia. To cite this article: M J Giranza and A Bergmann 2018 IOP Conf.
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