Aluminum Now Vol.7 No4 July/August 2005
Great Balls of Gas!
Burgeoning LNG Import Market Bodes Well for Growth in Aluminum Containment Spheres
Slowing U.S. gas production coupled with growing domestic demand is providing an opportunity for manufacturers of the giant aluminum spheres used to transport liquefied natural gas (LNG) from overseas.
The containment spheres are the most popular method for shipping large quantities of LNG across the ocean, and their ranks could swell in the future as LNG receiving facilities are approved for construction in the U.S. and elsewhere. Currently, 40 such facilities are under consideration in the U.S. alone.
Re: #47 - Boy would that make a pretty explosion!