Tomorrow’s LNG advantage begins at the front-end

6/30/2026

A. MUSTAFA, Emerson, Houston, Texas (U.S.) In the last decade, global demand for natural gas has risen dramatically. This shift is fundamentally redefining markets, specifically in the LNG industry, with an expected increase of 300 Bm3y of LNG export capacity by 2030.1 It is unsurprising that LNG projects today are fundamentally different from what they were 10 yrs–20 yrs ago. As demand and production have increased, technology and engagement models have been forced to change. Today’s LNG industry investment is shifting from domination by traditional energy companies to increasing involvement by institutional investors and non-traditional owners. These new investors excel at capital form