Which lng company will rule the seas

Which Tanker Company Will Rule LNG?

Investing in LNG Tankers: The Opportunity

In • 200 million tons of LNG capacity to come online between now and 2020• Longer Routes (US to Asia) require more tankers for constant delivery volumes

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Not All LNG Tankers Are the Same3 Primary types of tankers:

• Transport tankers • Categorized by type of product itcan ship (methane, ethane, etc.)

• FSRU: Floating Storage and Regasification Units• Small scale, low cost method for on-site LNG gasification

• FLNG: Floating LNG Liquefaction Units• Ideal for offshore production where pipeline infrastructure is

weak

Investing in LNG Tankers: The Opportunity

Like LNG liquefaction/regasification facilities, LNG Tankers work off of long term contracts (charters)

Stable, predictable cash flows

Well suited for MLP structure (high yielding investments)

Points of Research for LNG Companies

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1) Contract Coverage• Look for companies with long-term charters in place• Do tankers under construction already have a charter?

2) Healthy Utilization Rate (>90%)

3) Since most are Master Limited Partnerships, Distribution Coverage Ratios

Who Are the Major Players?

GasLog

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GasLog

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What you Need to Know:• Young fleet (average age: 2.6 years) of Liquefied Natural Gas carriers

• Contract Coverage for 2014= 100%

• 16 vessels in operation, 9 under construction• 4 vessels under construction already under contract

• Recent IPO of GasLog Partners to dropdown assets,

• Only LNG Tanker Company that deals exclusively with LNG transportation

Teekay LNG Partners LP

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Teekay LNG Partners LP

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What you Need to Know:• 2nd largest global operator of LNG and LPG tankers

• 100% contract coverage for LNG fleet with average contract duration of 13 years

• 50/50 Joint Venture for six icebreaker LNG tankers for Russia’s Yamal LNG Terminal in Siberia (25-27 year contracts)

• Largest Fleet Additions for LPG tankers (11 LPG new-builds/ 5 LNG new-builds)

Golar LNG

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Golar LNG

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What you Need to Know:• Most diversified LNG Tanker offering: Looking to compete in

liquefaction, transport, and regasification

• Converting 3 of its older tankers into FLNG stations for on-site, remote liquefaction needs

• 17 vessels, 9 under construction (not including conversions)

• Contracts some of its vessels on spot market, causing troubles since so many others brining on new vessels (utilization rate at 82.6%)

• Expects demand pickup by 2016

Navigator Holdings

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Navigator Holdings

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What you Need to Know:• Only player focused exclusively on transport of LPG products, looking

to export LPG and NGL from shale as chemical feedstock

• Only 13% of global gas transportation fleet capable of transporting ethane & ethylene (45% of Navigator fleet ethylene capable)

• 23 vessels in operation with 13 under construction. Newbuilds expected to increase EBITDA by over 66%

• Utilization rate of 96.9%

What does this all mean to me?Each LNG Tanker provides a unique investment opportunity:GasLog: Lower risk pure play on LNG transportation, tied very closely to success of BG Group and Royal Dutch Shell Teekay LNG Partners: Diversified mix of LNG and LPG with a bet that Arctic gas exploration & treansport will be successfulGolar LNG: Highest risk, betting that several new offshore gas fields (E.Africa, Arctic) will require FLNG and that FSRU’s will be needed in certain regions that don’t have regasifaction terminalsNavigator Holdings: Bet that US based NGL and LPG will see significant uptick in production and will replace other chemical feedstocks worldwide via exports

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