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Objective of the Research<br />

The research on development of legal frame‐<br />

work governing the carriage of LNG within<br />

coastal water is expected <strong>to</strong> derive:<br />

�� relevant element(s) for a legal framework<br />

on the carriage of LNG within coastal water<br />

3.0 Research Statement<br />

In order <strong>to</strong> create relevant legal framework ele‐<br />

ment (s), several situations identified are <strong>to</strong> in‐<br />

fluence fac<strong>to</strong>rs for safe transportation. The<br />

situations are as follows:<br />

�� Liberalization of importers power and gas<br />

market.<br />

�� Number of receiving or discharging<br />

�� Geographical <strong>to</strong>pography that reduces the<br />

ability of LNG transportation.<br />

�� The high cost of pipeline network and de‐<br />

gasification area development and invest‐<br />

ment.<br />

�� As people keep pace with the development,<br />

energy plans faces high resistance of NIMBY<br />

and BANANA which stand for Not In My<br />

Backyard (NIMBY) and Build Absolutely<br />

Nothing Anyw<strong>here</strong> Near Anything<br />

(BANANA), are being highlighted from the<br />

end user perspective w<strong>here</strong> people per‐<br />

ceive the LNG s<strong>to</strong>rage as a time bomb.<br />

�� Imbalance in demand and supply of the LNG.<br />

<strong>MIMET</strong> Technical Bulletin Volume 1 (2) 2010<br />

Methodology<br />

| MARINE FRONTIER @ <strong>UniKL</strong><br />

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