History of LNG

• Natural gas was first liquefied in the 19th century by Michael Faraday and Karl Von Linde.

• However, the industry as it is known today did not start until 1960, along with the signing of a 15-year supply contract between Algeria and the UK. In 1961 Britain signed a 15-year contract to take less than 1 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) from Algeria. This started in 1965. This import to the UK stopped in the early 1970’s when the North Sea started production of natural gas.

• The first liquefaction plant in the world was commissioned at Arzew in Algeria to supply this contract with gas production coming from huge gas reserves found in the Sahara.