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Liquefied Natural Gas

LNG: Facilities capacity

AS AT 31 AUGUST 2009

EXPORT TERMINALS

Train BG Group
equity (%)		 Total capacity
(mtpa)
Gross		 Total capacity
(mtpa)
Net		 Status
Atlantic LNG 1 26.00 3.1 0.806 Since April 1999
Atlantic LNG 2 32.50 3.4 1.105 Since April 2002
Atlantic LNG 3 32.50 3.4 1.105 Since April 2003
Atlantic LNG 4 28.89 5.2 1.502 Since December 2005
Egyptian LNG 1 35.50 3.6 1.278 Since May 2005
Egyptian LNG 2 38.00 3.6 1.368 Since September 2005
Total operating 7.164

IMPORT TERMINALS

Total capacity
(mtpa)
Gross		 Total capacity
(mtpa)
Net		 (Bcfd)
Net		 Status
Lake Charles, USA 13.4 13.4 1.80 100% since 1 January 2004
Phase 2 expansion completed July 2006
Elba Island, USA 4.2(1) 4.2(1) 0.57 100% since 1 January 2004
Cypress pipeline de-bottlenecking since May 2007
Dragon LNG, UK 4.4 2.2 0.30 Operational since July 2009
Quintero LNG, Chile 2.5(2) 0.0 0.00 Initial capacity of 1.5 mtpa operational since July 2009
Full capacity of 2.5 mtpa anticipated by third quarter 2010
Total operating 24.5 19.8 2.67
Lake Charles IEP 3.9 3.9 0.55 Anticipated by end-2009
Total planned expansions 3.9 3.9 0.55
In development:
Brindisi LNG, Italy 6.0 4.8(3) 0.65 TBA
Elba Island, USA 4.3(4) 4.3 0.60 Anticipated in service 2014
Total in development 10.3 9.1 1.25
  1. (1) Of which 1.2 mtpa may be supplied by Marathon.
  2. (2) BG Group currently holds no capacity in the terminal but has the option to acquire capacity if needed to support BG Group’s downstream market development.
  3. (3) BG Group has 80% access. The remaining 20% is for third-party access.
  4. (4) Reflects BG Group-held capacity only.
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LNG: Long-term firm supply(5)

Firm Supply
(mtpa)		 Commercial
start-up
Years
Shipping
Atlantic LNG Trains 2/3 2.1 2003 20 FOB
Nigeria LNG Trains 4/5 2.3 Q1 2006 20 CIF
Egyptian LNG Trains 2(6) 3.5 Q2 2006 20 FOB
Atlantic LNG Train 4(7) 1.5 Q2 2007 20 FOB
Equatorial Guinea(8) 3.3 Q3 2007 17 FOB
Queensland Curtis LNG 7.4 2014
Nigeria LNG Train 7 2.3 20 CIF
Total firm supply 22.4
  1. (5) Assumes delivery into US east coast.
  2. (6) First cargo lifted in September 2005.
  3. (7) First cargo lifted in January 2006.
  4. (8) First cargo lifted in May 2007.
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LNG: Cargoes

Q2
2009		 Q1
2009		 Year
2008		 Q4
2008		 Q3
2008		 Q2
2008		 Q1
2008
Actual cargoes
Lake Charles 5 1 3 1 2 - -
Elba Island 19 8 49 11 16 16 6
Re-marketed 32 46 175 37 39 47 52
Total 56 55 227 49 57 63 58
Managed volumes (Btu)
Sales volumes 63 40 140 32 48 42 19
Re-marketed 102 140 534 94 138 144 159
Total managed volumes 164 180 675 125 186 186 178
Year
2007		 Q4
2007		 Q3
2007		 Q2
2007		 Q1
2007		 Year
2006		 Q4
2006		 Q3
2006		 Q2
2006		 Q1
2006
Actual cargoes
Lake Charles 86 1 21 46 18 50 12 14 22 2
Elba Island 64 10 22 17 15 54 15 16 14 9
Re-marketed 81 37 17 8 19 78 23 13 13 29
Total 231 48 60 71 52 182 50 43 49 40
Managed volumes (Btu)
Sales volumes 427 31 120 184 92 289 74 88 97 30
Re-marketed 244 114 52 25 53 223 66 39 32 86
Total managed volumes 671 145 172 209 145 512 140 127 129 116
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LNG: Ships

AS AT 31 AUGUST 2009

  Name Year built Capacity (cm)(1) Propulsion Containment Contract
Core fleet Methane Alison Victoria 2007 145 127 ST(2) Mk.III BB(3)
(5+ years) Methane Heather Sally 2007 145 127 ST Mk.III BB
  Methane Shirley Elisabeth 2007 145 127 ST Mk.III BB
Methane Jane Elizabeth 2006 145 127 ST Mk.III BB
Methane Lydon Volney 2006 145 127 ST Mk.III BB
Methane Rita Andrea 2006 145 127 ST Mk.III BB
Methane Kari Elin 2004 138 200 ST Mk.III BB
Methane Princess 2003 137 990 ST No.96 TC(4)
Methane Nile Eagle 2007 145 127 ST Mk.III TC
Total 9 1 292 079     TC
Flexible fleet Various 1976-2009 < 165 500 - - TC
             
New builds SHI HN 1745 2010 170 000 DFDE(5) Mk.III Owned
SHI HN 1746 2010 170 000 DFDE Mk.III Owned
SHI 1858 2010 170 000 DFDE Mk.III Owned
SHI 1859 2010 170 000 DFDE Mk.III Owned
Total 4 680 000      
  1. (1)Capacity - gross 100%.
  2. (2) ST - steam turbine.
  3. (3) BB - bareboat charter.
  4. (4) TC - time charter.
  5. (5) DFDE - dual-fuel diesel-electric.
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