The effects of the energy crisis on LNG freights : a theoretical approach
Master Thesis
Author
Diomis, Nikolaos
Διομής, Νικόλαος
Date
2024-09-17Advisor
Polemis, DionisiosΠολέμης, Διονύσιος
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Keywords
Energy crisis ; LNG ; LNG market ; Ukraine war ; Pandemic ; COVID-19Abstract
The paper focus on the energy crisis and on the energy market that has been affected by it. In
the beginning, the cause of the crisis, the historical crisis, as wall as the demand for energy
are presented. The paper then focuses on the LNG market, among other things analyzing the
purchase value of LNG, its buyers and suppliers as well as LNG trade routes, and the
shipping market for LNG ships. In the next stage, the LNG market is analyzed in two phases,
the first phase analyzes the market after coronavirus pandemic, while the second phase
analyzes the market after Russian-Ukrainian war. In conclusion, the paper focuses on the
effects of the energy crisis, in terms of increasing LNG demand again in two phases, the fist
after pandemic and the second after war in Ukraine. Finishing, it can be seen that the LNG
market will expand as its demand in the coming years will increase.