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LNG & Natural Gas Advisory

World-class expertise delivering critical outcomes in LNG and natural gas.

Our teams deliver high-impact results for LNG and natural gas clients through a unique blend of commercial, technical, shipping and market expertise. We collaborate closely across engagements of varying duration, providing independent, experience-led advice that the industry’s most demanding clients trust time and time again.

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Services

We support clients in the following critical activities:

Define and Implement LNG & Natural Gas Strategy

Energy master planning
Corporate strategy development
Investment / market entry strategy
Shipping strategy
Capabilities assessment & development

Plan and Execute LNG Marketing, Sourcing & Trading

Sales / procurement portfolio development
LNG contract and portfolio analysis
Trading & risk management
Market fundamentals and business unit analysis & modeling
Price & profitability forecasting

Provide Assurance to Investors in Companies and Assets

Investor due diligence
Commercial, technical, shipping & marine, market due diligence
Transaction support
Risk analysis
Corporate / asset / fleet / vessel / FSRU valuation

Provide Assurance to Project Finance Lenders

Lender due diligence
Commercial, shipping & marine, market due diligence
Technical due diligence by Merlin Advisors
Evaluation of project design, procurement, construction and operations risks
Construction & commissioning monitoring

Assess Feasibility and Support Project Development

Pre-feasibility / project viability evaluation
Onshore / offshore liquefaction & regasification techno-economic analysis
Commercial, technical, shipping & marine project development support
Technology assessment & site selection
Class 4 capital cost estimates
Owner’s engineering

Develop and Optimize LNG Shipping Portfolios

LNG fleet planning & economics
Shipping and portfolio optimization
LNG vessel / FSRU procurement
Shipping market & logistics analysis & modeling
LNG bunkering & small-scale LNG

Negotiate LNG Contracts

Sale/procurement tenders
Price review support
Analysis of LNG contract prices and commercial, technical and marine/shipping terms
Negotiation support for sale and purchase, tolling, terminal use, vessel charter and newbuilding, engineering, procurement, construction, operation and maintenance agreements.

Resolve Disputes

Expert witness
Arbitration & litigation support
Independent price assessment

Industries

Advisory support across the full LNG and natural gas value chain.

LNG Producers & Exporters

Market studies, project development and strategy support for liquefaction and upstream gas assets.

Buyers, Utilities & Importers

Procurement strategy, price review support and regas terminal development guidance.

Financial Institutions & Investors

Independent due diligence for lending, investment and transaction decisions across LNG and gas projects.

Governments & Regulators

Country and regional market studies, power generation and inter-fuel competition analysis and policy support.

LNG gas oil tankers transferring gas. LNG tankers during ship-to-ship gas transfer operation

Shipowners & Charterers

LNG shipping strategy, marine due diligence and technical support for time-charter tenders.

Poten & Partners has the world’s largest, most experienced team of LNG and natural gas advisors. We provide critical decision support to stakeholders shaping the future of our dynamic industry.