Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

Gain insights into LNG incident origins, contributing elements, and consequences to improve safety practices and minimise the risk of future incidents.

Decoding LNG incidents for a safe tomorrow.

Drawing on four decades of experience in investigating incidents, we partner with LNG industry stakeholders to determine the root causes of failures, enabling a proactive approach to incident prevention and safety enhancement.

Authoritative LNG experts

The experts at Gexcon have an extensive history of contributing to the field of LNG safety, with a notable record of scientific publications and active participation in LNG safety expert panels. Notably, our team holds memberships on technical committees responsible for influential industry standards, such as the US standard on LNG facility siting (NFPA 59A).


Gexcon provides a comprehensive range of services for LNG incident investigations, covering site inspections, cause determination and analysis, testing, incident reconstruction advanced tools, such as FLACS, and expert witness testimony.

Modelling LNG release with FLACS

Types of investigations

LNG, LPG, LBG.


Liquefaction and gasification plants, export and import terminals, storage tanks, carrier ships, peak shaving plants, and bunkering facilities.


Land and sea LNG transportation accidents.


Cryogenic burns.


LNG release and vapour dispersion.


Fire and explosion cause and origin analysis.


Failure analysis and mechanical system design.


Post-accident fire and explosion investigation.


Ignition mechanisms and combustion chemistry.


Regulatory compliance.


Dispersion, fire, and explosion modelling and reconstruction using advanced tools, including FLACS, photogrammetry, video and image analysis, and three-dimensional computer animation.


LNG expert witness.

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