Liquefied natural gas (LNG)
Shell has a world-leading liquefied natural gas (LNG) business with a sizeable portfolio, a diverse network of customers around the world, extensive shipping and storage assets, and access to regasification plants.
What is LNG?
LNG is natural gas that has been cooled to a liquid state at about -162°C (-260°F). This process reduces its volume by around 600 times, making it easier and safer to store and transport.
Many of the world’s cities and industries that depend on natural gas for energy are located far from gas fields, making pipelines too impractical or costly to build. By cooling the gas to a liquid form, it can be transported more efficiently on ships as LNG.
LNG is colourless, odourless, non-toxic and non-corrosive, making it a versatile and lower-carbon alternative to other fossil fuels. In its liquid state, LNG will not ignite.
When LNG reaches its destination, it is turned back into natural gas at regasification plants.
What is LNG used for?
Natural gas met around 23% of the world’s energy consumption in 2023, according to the Energy Institute's Statistical Review of World Energy.
LNG has a wide range of applications including:
Power generation
LNG is used to generate electricity in power plants, providing a lower-carbon alternative to coal. It provides grid stability and flexibility, helping to address the intermittency of renewable power sources in electricity generation.
Industry
LNG is used as a principal raw material in the manufacture of fertilisers, plastics and fabrics. It can also power manufacturing processes. There are many opportunities for industries to cut carbon emissions by switching from coal to natural gas and LNG.
Transport
LNG is increasingly being used as a fuel for heavy-duty vehicles and ships, helping to reduce emissions in the transportation sector.
Residential use
LNG
is used for heating water and buildings, as well as for cooking in homes.
Shell believes natural gas and LNG play a foundational role in the energy transition, displacing coal and supporting the deployment of renewables. This will be the biggest contribution we will make through the next decade of the energy transition, as we help to build the energy system of the future.
LNG process explained: from extraction to delivery
Video transcript
Video transcript
Title: Shell – LNG Hero Film - Accessibility Transcript
Duration: 12:29
Description: Six different Shell team members talk through their roles regarding LNG
Shell – The Six Different Steps Of Liquified Natural Gas – Accessibility Transcript
[Background music]
Upbeat, inspirational music plays
[Visuals]
We open on Erin McClean outside in her uniform, talking straight to camera
[Text displays]
Extracting
Erin:
Extracting
[Visuals]
We cut to Rena Feng, stood in-front of various screens/monitors, talking straight to camera
[Text displays]
Liquefying
Rena:
Liquefying
[Visuals]
We cut to Duncan McFarlane, stood outside in his uniform, talking straight to camera
[Text displays]
Shipping
Duncan:
Shipping
[Visuals]
We cut to Kim op den Kamp, talking straight to camera
[Test displays]
Trading
Kim:
Trading
[Visuals]
We cut to Sharad, talking straight to camera
[Text displays]
Regasifying
Sharad:
Regasifying
[Visuals]
We cut to Max Mannino, talking straight to camera
[Text displays]
Delivering
Max:
Delivering
[Visuals]
Cut to drone-type shot of water with shipping containers in the background and solar panels in the foreground
[Text displays]
See how Shell is involved at every stage of the LNG journey
[Visuals]
Cut back to Erin, with a text display of ‘Erin’ and a white arrow pointing to her
Erin:
My name is Erin McLean. I’m the…
[Visuals]
We cut to two side-by-side shots: on the left we have Erin walking outside with another staff member, on the right we have Erin. The left shot then cuts to multiple short clips of Erin outside by herself while Erin continues to talk to camera in right-hand shot
Erin:
…Production Superintendent for the Canada Integrated Gas Upstream asset. I’ve been in the asset for about four years.
[Visuals]
Cut to two shots within factory setting, before cutting to two side-by-side shots with multiple clips of staff and the workplace
Erin voiceover:
Shell has been extracting natural gas from the Groundbirch asset since approximately 2008.
[Visuals]
Cuts back to Erin
[Text displays]
2,000 to 2,500 metres
Erin:
The gas is located about two thousand to twenty-five hundred metres…
[Visuals]
Cuts to a wider shot of Erin, with two white arrows pointing to the ground
Erin:
…below my feet.
[Visuals]
Return to closer shot of Erin
Erin:
It’s trapped within a mixture of siltstone and shale.
[Visuals]
Cuts to shot of Erin working outside before transitioning to two side-by-side drone-type shots of a factory-type setting
[Text displays]
Four operating plants
Erin voiceover:
The Groundbirch asset has four operating plants…
[Visuals]
We cut to two drone-type side-by-side shots of factory-type settings
[Text displays]
500 operating wells
Erin voiceover:
…and about 500 operating wells located…
[Visuals]
Cut to shot of country-type setting
[Text displays]
600km²
Erin voiceover:
…in an area 600km²…
[Visuals]
Cut back to Erin
Erin:
…which is equivalent to about the size…
[Visuals]
Cuts to map graphic
[Text displays]
Toronto
Erin voiceover:
…of the city of Toronto.
[Visuals]
Cuts to drone-type shot of a factory-type setting set next to forest
[Text displays]
Advanced technologies
Erin voiceover:
We use advanced technologies…
[Visuals]
Cuts to shot of lorries, cranes and other factory-type paraphernalia
[Text displays]
Horizontal drilling
Erin voiceover:
…like horizontal drilling to unlock this energy…
[Visuals]
Cuts to Erin and another staff member working in a factory
Erin voiceover:
…resource safely and responsibly.
[Visuals]
Cuts to shot of Erin and a colleague, before transitioning to two side-by-side shots. On the left we have a drone-type shot of a factory-type setting and on the right we have Erin
Erin:
Today we’re here standing in the Saturn 1 gas processing facility.
[Visuals]
Transitions back to Erin
Erin:
This facility was built in 2013.
[Visuals]
Cuts to drone-type shot of factory setting
Erin voiceover:
In 2015 we switched this plant from operating on natural gas…
[Visuals]
Cuts back to Erin
Erin:
…over to the BC power grid…
[Text displays]
98% renewable energy
Erin:
…which is 98% renewable energy.
[Visuals]
Cuts to another drone-type shot of factory setting
Erin voiceover:
This change, along with ongoing improvements has cut this…
[Visuals]
Cuts back to Erin
Erin:
…plant’s greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 90%.
[Visuals]
Cuts to shot of Erin and a colleague, and then to an exterior shot of machinery
Erin voiceover:
After being extracted and going through…
[Visuals]
Transitions to two side-by-side shots of Erin and a colleague looking at screens. Then transitions to a single shot of Erin and colleague looking at screen
Erin voiceover:
…our processing facility, Shell’s natural gas is funnelled in the Coastal GasLink pipeline.
[Visuals]
Cuts to two side-by-side shots. We see various short clips of Erin and colleagues in their work environment
Erin voiceover:
It goes through a compressor station where the pressure is boosted, then it goes into the pipeline…
[Visuals]
Cuts to map graphic with various text displays to specify locations (‘British Columbia’; ‘Fort St. John’; ‘Prince Rupert’; ‘Kitimat’; ‘Coastal Gas Pipeline’ (in a red text strap); ‘Shell’s Groundbirch upstream gas production’ (in a red text strap); ‘670km’; ‘LNG Canada’)
Erin voiceover:
…which is 670 kilometres long, crosses two mountain ranges into LNG Canada on the coast in Kitimat…
[Visuals]
Cuts back to Erin
Erin:
…where it’s converted to liquefied natural gas…
[Visuals]
Erin holds up a tablet device, featuring a shot of Rena. We then zoom in on Rena until she fills the screen. A text display of ‘Rena’ appears with a white arrow pointing to her
Rena:
Hi, my name is Rena Feng. I started my…
[Visuals]
2x clips of Rena working with a colleague on the left and a shot of Rena talking to camera on the right
Rena:
…journey with Shell as an engineer in training…
[Text displays]
Process Engineer
Rena:
…and now I’m seconded to LNG Canada as a Process Engineer.
[Visuals]
Transitions to shot of Rena walking down a corridor, smiling before transitioning to an exterior shot of factory-type setting
Rena voiceover:
LNG Canada is the largest single private sector investment in Canadian history.
[Visuals]
Cuts to map graphic (text displays various places to specify points on map: ‘Prince Rupert’; ‘Kitimat’; ‘LNG Canada’ (in red text strap))
Rena voiceover:
It is located in Kitimat, at the head of the Douglas Channel…
[Visuals]
Transitions to two side-by-side drone-type shots of a factory-type setting and a large ship
Rena voiceover:
…which is ideal because it is a year-round ice-free deep-water port.
[Visuals]
Cuts to Rena using an interactive map
Rena voiceover:
LNG Canada is designed with the capacity to export up to fourteen…
[Visuals]
Two side-by-side shots. Drone-type shot of water-side industrial area on the left and Rena talking to camera on the right
[Text displays]
14 million tonnes
Rena:
…million tonnes of LNG per year…
[Visuals]
Right-hand shot of Rena transitions to fill screen
Rena:
…primarily to Asia.
[Visuals]
Transitions to 2x shots of factory exteriors before transitioning to two side-by-side exterior shots of factory-type settings
Rena voiceover:
Natural gas from five joint venture partners…
[Visuals]
Transitions to two side-by-side shots: flags blowing in the wind on the left and Rena at work on the right
Rena voiceover:
…including Shell Canada enters processing units…
[Visuals]
Transitions back to Rena
Rena:
…where impurities such as carbon dioxide, water and sulphur components are…
[Visuals]
Transitions to two side-by-side shots. Factory exterior on the left and Rena with a colleague on the right
Rena voiceover:
…separated out. It’s important that these impurities are taken out…
[Visuals]
Transitions to another exterior shot of factory-type setting
Rena voiceover:
…because during the liquefaction process they can…
[Visuals]
Transitions to two side-by-side shots: Rena and colleagues on the left, an exterior factory shot on the right
Rena voiceover:
…cause problems, such as freezing and corrosion.
[Visuals]
Transitions to 2x drone-type factory exterior shots before transitioning back to Rena
Rena:
The gas is chilled to approximately negative 162 degrees Celsius.
[Text displays]
-162°C
[Visuals]
Cuts to shot of water and mountains
Rena voiceover:
That’s nearly five times colder than the average winter in the Arctic.
[Text displays]
Five times colder
[Visuals]
Cuts to cartoon graphic over a light blue background which shows small circular objects falling into a cup-type object and liquid forming
Rena voiceover:
This condenses it into a liquid, shrinking the volume about six-hundred times.
[Visuals]
Cuts back to Rena
Rena:
This is like taking it from the size of a beach ball to the size of a ping pong ball. (Rena holds up both a beach ball and ping pong ball during this part – both balls have a neon orange ring form around them briefly when held up!)
[Visuals]
Transitions to two side-by-side shots: 2x factory shots on the left and 2x shots of Rena at work on the right
Rena voiceover:
LNG is colourless, odourless, non-toxic and non-corrosive…
[Visuals]
Cuts back to Rena
Rena:
…and in its liquid state is non-flammable.
[Visuals]
Cut to closer shot of Rena
[Text displays]
Safe to store and transport
Rena:
Making it safe to store and transport.
[Visuals]
Cuts to drone-type shot of boat moving along the water before cutting to shot of Rena looking at exterior of factory-type setting on large screen
Rena voiceover:
After it’s liquefied, the LNG is stored…
[Visuals]
Cuts to drone-type shot of factory-type setting with a lot of construction around it
[Text displays]
Insulated tanks
Rena voiceover:
…in insulated tanks to keep it cold…
[Visuals]
Transitions to two side-by-side shots of factory exterior-type setting
Rena voiceover:
…until it’s ready to be loaded onto LNG carriers…
[Visuals]
Cuts back to Rena
Rena:
…and shipped around the world.
[Visuals]
Rena holds up a tablet device, featuring a shot of Duncan. We then zoom in on Duncan until he fills the screen. A text display of ‘Duncan’ appears with a white arrow pointing to him
Duncan:
My name is Captain Duncan McFarlane…
[Visuals]
Transitions to shot of large ship on sea with other smaller vessels around it
[Text displays]
Deputy Marine Manager
Duncan voiceover:
…and I’m the Deputy Marine Manager for LNG Canada.
[Visuals]
Transitions to a closer shot of ship on the sea
Duncan voiceover:
LNG shipping is a specialised sector in the maritime industry…
[Visuals]
Transitions to two side-by-side shots: workers on the left and part of a ship on the right
[Text displays]
Natural gas
Liquid form
Duncan voiceover:
…because it’s dedicated to transporting natural gas in its liquid form.
[Visuals]
Transitions back to Duncan
Duncan:
Shell is one of the world’s largest…
[Visuals]
Cuts to slightly closer shot of Duncan
Duncan:
…LNG shipping operators.
[Visuals]
Cuts to drone-type shot of large ship on the water before cutting to a large ship in the dock
Duncan voiceover:
LNG carriers are some of the most sophisticated ships in the world.
[Visuals]
Cuts to drone-type shot of large ship on the water with a few smaller vessels around it before cutting to closer shot of a docked ship
[Text displays]
125,000
266,000
Duncan voiceover:
These ships range from 125,000 to 266,000 cubic metres of capacity.
[Visuals]
Cuts to overhead cartoon graphic of a swimming pool, morphing from one pool to fifty
[Text displays]
50 – 100
Duncan voiceover:
That is equivalent to 50 to 100 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
[Visuals]
Transitions to shot of large ship on water before transitioning to two side-by-side shots of ship/factory-type components
Duncan voiceover:
So once the ship has arrived and is securely moored…
[Visuals]
Transitions to shot of technical job taking place on a ship
[Text displays]
Loading arms (with yellow arrow pointing to left of screen)
Duncan voiceover:
…with the loading arms connected…
[Visuals]
Cut to shot of docked ship on water with mountains in the background (yellow arrow pointing to left of screen)
Duncan voiceover:
…we'll start sending liquified gas down our trestle to the ship.
[Visuals]
Cuts back to Duncan
Duncan:
The LNG is loaded into insulated tanks on board, which is like a giant…
[Visuals]
Cuts to slightly closer shot of Duncan (when Duncan lifts up his thermos, a neon yellow outline briefly appears around it!)
Duncan:
…thermos, keeping it in its liquid state…
[Visuals]
Cartoon thermometer appears over a light blue background, changing from red to blue
[Text displays]
-162°C
Duncan voiceover:
…at approximately minus 162 degrees Celsius.
[Visuals]
Transitions to two side-by-side shots: a ship on the water on the left and someone manoeuvring a vessel on the right. The right-hand shot then cuts to a wider shot of vessel being operated
Duncan voiceover:
Once loading operations are complete, three BC pilots will join the ship and start navigating out the Douglas Channel…
[Visuals]
Transitions to map graphic (text displays to specify mentioned locations: ‘Prince Rupert’; ‘Douglas Channel’)
Duncan voiceover:
…which is approximately 159 nautical miles out to the Prince Rupert pilot station.
[Visuals]
Cuts to shot of ship before cutting to close shot of side of vessel, ‘HAISEA WEE’GIT’
Duncan voiceover:
LNG Canada’s partnered with HaiSea Marine…
[Visuals]
Cuts to shot of ship on water with two smaller vessels by it. Lush forest in the background
Duncan voiceover:
…which is a company formed…
[Visuals]
Transitions to two side-by-side shots of smaller vessels working with larger ship
Duncan voiceover:
…between the Haisla Nation and Vancouver-based Seaspan…
[Visuals]
Transitions to large ship on water flanked by four smaller vessels
[Text displays]
Two escort tugs
Three harbour assist tugs
Duncan voiceover:
…to provide two escort tugs and three harbour assist tugs…
[Visuals]
Transitions to two side-by-side shots of large ship on ocean with snow-capped mountains in the distance
Duncan voiceover:
…to safely move the vessel in and out of the Douglas Channel.
[Visuals]
Transitions to ship on the water, mountains in the background and trees in the foreground. Then transitions to map graphic (with text displays to specify locations mentioned: ‘Prince Rupert’). A cartoon ship moves along the water before visual zooms in on the ship
Duncan voiceover:
Once the vessel drops the pilots at Prince Rupert it starts a seven-to-ten-day voyage to its discharge port. To assist with this, they’ll use satellite navigation, weather-routing and a variety of other technologies to get to their port the safest and most efficient way.
[Visuals]
Map graphic then zooms out and uses white lines to represent journey from Canada to Asia (text displays to specify named places: ‘Asia’)
Duncan voiceover:
LNG Canada is well positioned to supply Asia, where LNG demand is increasing.
[Visuals]
Cuts back to Duncan
Duncan:
Where these shipments end up really depends on who wants to buy them…
[Visuals]
Cut to wider shot of Duncan
Duncan:
…and that's where trading comes in.
[Visuals]
Duncan holds up a tablet device, featuring a shot of Kim. We then zoom in on Kim until she fills the screen. A text display of ‘Kim’ appears with a white arrow pointing to her
Kim:
Hi, I’m Kim op den Kamp.
[Visuals]
Transitions to two side-by-side shots: Kim working with colleagues on the left, and continuing to talk to camera on the right
Kim:
I’m an LNG trader for Shell, based in London.
[Visuals]
Transitions to Kim and colleague in an office-type setting, amidst lots of screens/monitors. We then transition to a cartoon map graphic with various ‘pulsating’ yellow dots in specific geographic locations and black arrows moving around the map
[Text displays]
LNG flows are indicative and do not represent all actual tanker flows in Shell’s LNG portfolio
Kim voiceover:
At Shell, the LNG trading business plays a critical role in meeting the world’s energy demand.
[Visuals]
Zoom in on the map, with little boat graphics moving around
[Text displays]
Long-term contracts up to 20 years
Kim voiceover:
We engage in long-term contracts up to 20 years…
[Visuals]
We pan right on the map to a different location, with more boat graphics moving around. An ‘expanding’ yellow dot marks a specific geographical location
[Text displays]
Thailand
Single cargos
Kim voiceover:
…or we trade single cargos only a few days out before delivery depending on the needs of our customers.
[Visuals]
Transition to shot of large ship and smaller vessel on water. Transitions to office-type scenario with lots of people and screens
Kim voiceover:
As traders, our job is to optimise Shell’s LNG portfolio. We…
[Visuals]
Cartoon graphic of a computer with various weather symbols, graphs, a scale and the globe on the screen. Binary numbers float either side of the screen
Kim voiceover:
…keep an eye on weather patterns, economic trends, supply and demand and of course geopolitical events.
[Visuals]
We then transition back to Kim talking straight at the camera
[Text displays]
Deliver LNG where it’s most needed
Kim:
Based on that we buy and sell the LNG and deliver the LNG where it’s most needed.
[Visuals]
Transition to an interior office setting
Kim voiceover:
For example - A colder winter in Asia…
[Visuals]
Transition to two side-by-side shots: 3x shots of people working on the left, and 3x shots of Kim talking to the screen on the right
Kim:
…means that we send more LNG to Asia. A strike in Australia on one of the production assets for LNG, or hurricane risk in the US…
[Visuals]
Cuts back to Kim
[Text displays]
Higher prices due to lack of supply
Kim:
…might both lead to higher LNG prices due to a lack of supply.
[Visuals]
Transitions to 2x drone-type shots of factory exteriors before transitioning to two side-by-side shots: 2x shots of people working on the left and Kim talking to camera on the right
[Text displays]
Real-time data
Kim:
Because of this, we make decisions where to send our LNG cargos based on real-time data.
[Visuals]
Cuts to Kim
Kim:
This dynamic planning, or optimisation, means we often need to adjust our strategies.
[Visuals]
Transitions to 2x shots of people working around computers
[Text displays]
Flexibility
Kim voiceover:
One of the most fascinating things of LNG trading is flexibility…
[Visuals]
Cuts to large ship on water
[Text displays]
Reroute ships to meet demand
Kim voiceover:
We can reroute our ships while it’s already on the journey to any other part of the world to meet demand.
[Visuals]
Transitions to 2x shots of workplace interior
[Text displays]
London
Dubai
Singapore
Kim voiceover:
LNG trading is a truly global operation. We have teams in London, Dubai and Singapore…
[Visuals]
Transitions back to Kim
Kim:
…to meet regional demands…
[Visuals]
Cuts to closer shot of Kim
Kim:
…or to solve supply issues on the spot.
[Visuals]
Transitions to 2x shots of Kim and a colleague working
Kim voiceover:
We also use advanced digital systems to stay ahead of our competition.
[Visuals]
Transitions back to Kim
[Text displays]
Demand in Asia growing rapidly
Kim:
The demand for LNG in Asia is growing rapidly.
[Visuals]
Cuts to closer shot of Kim
[Text displays]
Reduce emissions in heavy industry and transport
Kim:
This is driven by economic growth and the push to reduce emissions in heavy industry and transport.
[Visuals]
Transitions to shot of ship exterior before cutting to two side-by-side shots of people working on ships. Then cuts to 2x shots of factory on ship exterior
[Text displays]
New infrastructure to meet surging demand
Kim voiceover:
Countries like China and India are expanding their LNG import capacity and they are building new LNG infrastructure to meet their surging demand.
[Visuals]
Transitions back to Kim
Kim:
At Shell, our ability to navigate these complex and dynamic markets…
[Visuals]
Cuts to wider shot of Kim
[Text displays]
Meeting global energy demand
Kim:
…is key in meeting global energy demand.
[Visuals]
Kim holds up a tablet device, featuring a shot of Sharad. We then zoom in on Sharad until he fills the screen. A text display of ‘Sharad’ appears with a white arrow pointing to him
Sharad:
My name is Sharad, and I am the Chief Superintendent…
[Visuals]
Cuts to two side-by-side shots: factory setting on the left, and Sharad talking to camera on the right
Sharad:
…for the Hazira LNG port and terminal.
[Visuals]
Transition to a cartoon map graphic (text displays: ‘India’), which zooms in on a specific area. This area turns yellow (text displays: ‘Surat’; red text strap: ‘Hazira’)
Sharad voiceover:
Hazira is located near Surat on the West coast of India.
[Visuals]
Transitions to a large shop with smaller vessels around it
[Text displays]
13 metres deep
Sharad voiceover:
The water at the port is up to 13 metres deep…
[Visuals]
Cuts to two side-by-side shots of work being carried out on a ship before cutting to wider shot of ship
Sharad voiceover:
…allowing vessels carrying LNG from all over the world to dock here.
[Visuals]
Transitions to two side-by-side shots: exterior factory-type setting on the left and Sharad talking to camera on the right
[Text displays]
5 million tonnes annually
Sharad:
The terminal has the capacity to deliver five million tonnes of LNG annually…
[Visuals]
Cuts back to Sharad
Sharad:
…which can meet the energy needs of around…
[Visuals]
Cuts to wider shot of Sharad
[Text displays]
15 million people in India for a year
Sharad:
...15 million people in India for a year.
[Visuals]
Transitions to shot of ship and smaller vessels on water, before cutting to 2x shots of exterior ship factory-type setting
Sharad voiceover:
When an LNG carrier arrives, it docks in the port.
[Visuals]
Cuts to exterior ship factory-type setting
[Text displays]
25-metre-high articulated arms
Sharad voiceover:
25-metre-high articulated arms, each weighing…
[Visuals]
Transitions to blue background with sixteen cartoon grey elephant graphics
[Text displays]
65 tonnes = 16 Asian elephants
Sharad voiceover:
…65 tonnes, equivalent to around 16 Asian elephants…
[Visuals]
Transitions to two side-by-side shots: someone working on the left, and machine being operated on the right
Sharad voiceover:
…are expertly controlled by the operator using a joystick…
[Visuals]
Cuts to people working together before cutting to 3x shots of factory-type setting
Sharad voiceover:
…enabling the efficient unloading of LNG from the ship to the onshore tanks. We have two cryogenic tanks on site.
[Visuals]
Transitions to two side-by-side shots: factory ‘pipes’ on the left, and Sharad talking to the screen on the right
[Text displays]
Double layer of insulation
Sharad:
A double layer of insulation keeps the LNG at around…
[Visuals]
Cuts back to Sharad
[Text displays]
-162°C
Sharad:
…minus one-sixty-two degrees Celsius.
[Visuals]
Cuts to exterior of factory-type setting (a neon yellow outline briefly appears around the structure on screen!)
[Text displays]
49 metres high
80 metres wide
Capacity of 160,000m3
Sharad voiceover:
The tanks are 49 metres high and 80 metres wide, with a capacity of one-sixty-thousand metre cubed each.
[Visuals]
Transitions back to Sharad
Sharad:
The LNG is first pressurised using pumps.
[Visuals]
Cuts to exterior factory-type setting
Sharad voiceover:
From there, the LNG passes through heat exchangers where…
[Visuals]
Transitions to two side-by-side shots: factory inner workings/pipes on the left, water on the right
Sharad voiceover:
…seawater is used to warm it back into gas.
[Visuals]
Transitions to exterior of factory-type setting before transitioning to two side-by-side shots: Sharad and team working on the left, Sharad talking to the screen on the right
Sharad:
My team manages the site from this control room.
[Visuals]
Cuts back to Sharad
[Text displays]
5,000 sensors
Sharad:
We have more than five thousand sensors around the plant…
[Visuals]
Cuts to closer shot of Sharad
Sharad:
…that provide us with real-time data.
[Visuals]
Cuts to shot of sensor device
Sharad voiceover:
This allows us to make small adjustments to equipment remotely…
[Visuals]
Cuts to shot of people working at computers
[Text displays]
Saving costs and lowering emissions
Sharad voiceover:
…so the systems run more efficiently, saving costs and lowering emissions.
[Visuals]
Cuts to shot of truck driving along road before cutting to two parked trucks
Sharad voiceover:
Some LNG is loaded onto trucks…
[Visuals]
Transitions to two side-by-side shots of people working within factory environment
Sharad voiceover:
…and sent by road to remote communities not served by the grid…
[Visuals]
Transitions to people working in a factory setting
[Text displays]
Power businesses and lives
Sharad voiceover:
…where it helps power businesses and lives.
[Visuals]
Transitions back to Sharad
Sharad:
But most gas is sent out through state and national pipeline networks…
[Visuals]
Transitions to exterior of factory-type setting
Sharad voiceover:
…either to a power station that feeds into the national grid…
[Visuals]
Cuts back to Sharad
Sharad:
…or to the other industrial customers.
[Visuals]
Sharad holds up a tablet device, featuring a shot of Max. We then zoom in on Max until he fills the screen. A text display of ‘Max’ appears with a white arrow pointing to him
Max:
I’m Max Mannino, I look after Shell Energy’s…
[Visuals]
Cuts to Max walking, smiling
Max voiceover:
…customer business in Europe.
[Visuals]
Transitions to shot of Max working at laptop
Max voiceover:
At Shell Energy our mission is simple: to deliver…
[Visuals]
Cut to closer shot of Max
[Text displays]
Reliable, cleaner energy
Max voiceover:
…reliable, cleaner energy to our customers around the world…
[Visuals]
Transitions back to Max
Max:
…and natural gas is a big part of that story.
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Diverse gas portfolio
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We have a diverse gas portfolio with supplies from…
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…across the world.
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Here in Europe, for example, we receive…
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UK and Norway
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…pipeline gas from locations like the UK and Norway.
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And through Shell’s LNG trading business we have access to LNG imported into Europe from…
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US and Qatar
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…countries like the US and Qatar.
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This is then regasified and sold to customers in the same way as piped gas.
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Diverse portfolio
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Reliable supply
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Strong network
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And we don’t stop at just supplying gas.
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We help our customers manage energy better…
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Renewable natural gas
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…and we offer solutions like renewable natural gas…
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…made from organic waste to help them…
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…lower their emissions.
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Whether it’s a steel plant in Germany, a fertiliser producer in Italy, a chemical company in Spain, we work closely with our…
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…customers to deliver the energy solutions that meet their specific requirements.
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At Shell Energy, gas is at the heart of what we do.
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Reliable
Cleaner than coal
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Production
Shipping
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Shell's LNG business
How are we growing our LNG business?
Shell has been a pioneer in the LNG industry for over 60 years. In 1964, we helped launch the world’s first commercial LNG plant in Algeria and delivered the first LNG cargo to the United Kingdom, kickstarting the global LNG trade.
Today, Shell is one of the world’s largest LNG suppliers, with around 40 million tonnes of equity capacity. We are involved at every stage of the LNG journey – from discovering and extracting gas, to liquefying, trading, shipping, regasifying, and delivering it to customers.
To meet growing global energy demand, we combine our own production with LNG purchased from third parties, giving us the scale and flexibility to serve customers worldwide.
Read more about our trading and supply business
We have LNG supply projects – either in operation or under construction – in 10 countries, including Qatar, Nigeria and Australia. We also have major interests in regasification plants in India, the UK and Gibraltar, as well as long-term access to capacity in several other plants across Europe, the Middle East, and North America.
Read more about our LNG supply projects and regasification plants
Shell is also one of the world’s largest LNG shipping operators. We have 67 carriers on long-term time charters and we manage and operate 14 carriers, which together make up around 11% of the global LNG shipping fleet.
Shell LNG Outlook 2025
Global demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) is forecast to rise by around 60% by 2040, largely driven by economic growth in Asia, emissions reductions in heavy industry and transport as well as the impact of artificial intelligence.
How is Shell tackling the environmental impacts of LNG?
Natural gas is the lowest-carbon fossil fuel - producing around 50% less carbon emissions than coal when used to generate electricity. It also emits far less sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and other compounds that contribute to local air pollution.
Shell recognises the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production, processing, transport and distribution of LNG.
- We are securing LNG with a lower carbon intensity. This includes LNG that has been produced using renewable power and carbon abatement technology such as carbon capture and storage. And in the decades ahead, we aim to de-fossilise our gas business through liquid synthetic gas, hydrogen, and direct air capture.
- We are at the forefront of efforts by the sector to reduce methane emissions. Shell has targets to maintain the methane emissions intensity of our operated assets below 0.2% and achieve near-zero methane emissions by 20301. We have also eliminated routine flaring from our upstream-operated assets.
1On an intensity basis
In 2024, 78.2% of Shell's global investments included oil & gas, 11.37% included low-carbon energy solutions and 10.43% non-energy products. Shell's target is to become a net-zero emissions (NZE) business by 2050. Disclaimers, including NZE target: shell.com/disclaimer
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