مقايسه ارزيابي اقتصادي صادرات گاز از طريق خط لوله و LNG، با صادرات فرآورده هاي پتروشيمي

Comparative Analysis of Exporting Natural Gas (Pipeline and LNG) and Petrochemical Products

Natural gas not only has a wide range of applications in industrial, commercial and residential sectors, but also can be considered as an export commodity. Therefore, a question arises that which sector can extract more value added from this energy carrier. The authors of present paper, through examining the profitability of different projects of natural gas exports (via pipeline or in the form of LNG) and exports of methanol, proved that export of petrochemical products results in higher value added. The paper also concludes that export of natural gas via pipeline and in the form of LNG seems to be economical.