List of LNG terminals
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Liquefied natural gas
is used to transport natural gas
over long distances, often by sea. In most cases, LNG terminals are purpose built port
s used exclusively to export or import LNG.
The country also has liquefaction terminals in more remote areas for export, and imports from the Middle East in areas with dense population.
Liquefied natural gas
Liquefied natural gas or LNG is natural gas that has been converted temporarily to liquid form for ease of storage or transport....
is used to transport natural gas
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
over long distances, often by sea. In most cases, LNG terminals are purpose built port
Port
A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land....
s used exclusively to export or import LNG.
Africa
- Sonatrach plant, Skikda, AlgeriaAlgeriaAlgeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
- Bethioua, Algeria, see on a map
- EG LNGEG LNGEG LNG is a LNG company that operates a liquid natural gas terminal and plant in Malabo, Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. The LNG plant began operation in 2007 and the first cargo of LNG was delivered on 24 May 2007....
, MalaboMalaboMalabo is the capital of Equatorial Guinea, located on the northern coast of Bioko Island on the rim of a sunken volcano....
, Bioko Island, Equatorial GuineaEquatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea where the capital Malabo is situated.Annobón is the southernmost island of Equatorial Guinea and is situated just south of the equator. Bioko island is the northernmost point of Equatorial Guinea. Between the two islands and to the...
- SEGAS Damietta LNGSEGAS LNGSEGAS LNG is a liquefied natural gas complex in Damietta, Egypt. It is located west of Port Said. The name SEGAS comes from the Spanish Egyptian Gas Company.-History:...
EGYPT - ELNG IDCO LNG EGYPT
- Nigeria LNGNigeria LNGNigeria LNG Limited is a liquefied natural gas -producing company and a liquefied natural gas plant on Bonny Island, Nigeria.- History :...
, BonnyBonnyBonny is a town and a Local Government Area in Rivers State in southeast Nigeria, on the Bight of Biafra. It was also the capital of the Kingdom of Bonny. Traditionally it was a major trading post of the eastern delta....
NigeriaNigeriaNigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in... - Angola LNGAngola LNGAngola LNG is a liquefied natural gas project to be located in Soyo, Angola.-Technical features:The Angola LNG plant will be a single train facility with production capacity of 5.2 million tonnes per year. The plant will use ConocoPhillips' proprietary natural gas liquefaction technology...
Asia
- Malaysia LNGMalaysia LNGMalaysia LNG Sdn. Bhd. is a liquefied natural gas manufacturer in Malaysia. In 2007, it was the largest LNG manufacturing complex.-History:Malaysia LNG was incorporated on 4 June 1978 and the first liquefied natural gas was delivered in 1983....
, Tanjung KidurongTanjung KidurongTanjung Kidurong, simply known as Kidurong, is a port town in Sarawak, Malaysia. Located approximately 15 minutes from the centre of Bintulu, Kidurong functions as a main industrial core of the whole Bintulu area. The MLNG Complex, which is deemed as the largest single gas manufacturing...
, BintuluBintuluBintulu is a coastal town, and the capital of Bintulu District in the Bintulu Division of Sarawak, Malaysia. It is about 650 kilometers from Kuching and about 215 kilometers from either Sibu or Miri....
, Malaysia - Brunei LNGBrunei LNGThe Brunei LNG is the LNG plant in Lumut, Brunei. Established in 1969 and was opened in 1973, it was the first LNG plant in the Western Pacific. The operating company—Brunei LNG Sdn Bhd—is owned by the Government of Brunei , Shell Overseas Trading Limited and Mitsubishi Corporation...
, LumutLumutLumut is a coastal town in the state of Perak, Malaysia, situated about 84 km from Ipoh, 12 km from the town of Sitiawan and it is the gateway to Pangkor Island. It is a quaint little town famous for its beautiful seashell and coral handicrafts...
, BruneiBruneiBrunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia... - Arun, IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
- Bontang, IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
- Tangguh, IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
- Oman LNGOman LNGOman LNG is a LNG plant in Qalhat near Sur, Oman. The company was established by the Royal decree of Sultan Qaboos of Oman in 1994. The construction was launched in November 1996, and the plant was commissioned in September 2000. The main shareholder is the Government of Oman in cooperation with...
- Qalhat LNG, OmanOmanOman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the...
- QatargasQatargasQatargas is the world's largest liquefied natural gas company. It annually produces and supplies the globe with 42 million metric tons of LNG from across its four ventures . It is headquartered in Doha, Qatar, and maintains its upstream assets in Ras Laffan, Qatar...
, QatarQatarQatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its... - Ras Laffan, Qatar, see on a map
- ADGAS Plant, Das Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- RasgasRasGasRasGas Company Limited is a liquefied natural gas producing company in Qatar. It is the second-biggest LNG producer in the world after Qatargas. RasGas operates seven LNG trains located in Ras Laffan Industrial City.-Operations:...
, Qatar - Yemen LNGYemen LNGYemen LNG is the first 'natural gas liquefaction project in Yemen. The LNG plant is located in Balhaf.-History:...
(TotalTotal S.A.Total S.A. is a French multinational oil company and one of the six "Supermajor" oil companies in the world.Its businesses cover the entire oil and gas chain, from crude oil and natural gas exploration and production to power generation, transportation, refining, petroleum product marketing, and...
),Balhaf, YemenYemenThe Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east.... - Sakhalin LNG, SakhalinSakhalinSakhalin or Saghalien, is a large island in the North Pacific, lying between 45°50' and 54°24' N.It is part of Russia, and is Russia's largest island, and is administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast...
, RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
- (Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. )
Americas
- Atlantic LNGAtlantic LNGThe Atlantic LNG Company of Trinidad and Tobago is a liquefied natural gas producing company operating a liquefied natural gas plant in Point Fortin, Trinidad and Tobago. Atlantic LNG operates four liquefaction units...
, TrinidadTrinidadTrinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. With an area of it is also the fifth largest in...
and TobagoTobagoTobago is the smaller of the two main islands that make up the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located in the southern Caribbean, northeast of the island of Trinidad and southeast of Grenada. The island lies outside the hurricane belt... - Kenai LNG, Nikiski, AlaskaAlaskaAlaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
- Peru LNGPeru LNGPeru LNG is a natural gas liquefaction plant in Pampa Melchorita, Peru, at the of the South Pan American Highway. It is the first natural gas liquefaction plant in South America....
, Pampa Melchorita, PeruPeruPeru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
Australia
- Karratha Gas Plant - North West Shelf VentureNorth West Shelf VentureThe North West Shelf Venture, situated in the north-west of Western Australia, is Australia's largest resource development project. It involves the extraction of petroleum at offshore production platforms, onshore processing and export of liquefied natural gas, and production of natural gas for...
operated by Woodside PetroleumWoodside PetroleumWoodside Petroleum Limited is an Australian petroleum exploration and production company. It is a public company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and has its headquarters in Perth, Western Australia.-History:...
in Karratha, Western AustraliaWestern AustraliaWestern Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east... - Darwin LNG, operated by ConocoPhillips.
China
- Dapeng LNG TerminalDapeng LNG terminalThe Dapeng LNG is China's first Liquefied Natural Gas terminal. Guangdong Dapeng LNG Company ltd. was established in February 2004....
, ShenzhenShenzhenShenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...
, Guangdong Province - Fujian Terminal, PutianPutianPutian is a prefecture-level city in eastern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It borders Fuzhou City to the north, Quanzhou City to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east.-Administration:...
, Fujian province - Shanghai Terminal
India
- Dahej Terminal, Petronet LNG Ltd, Gujrat
- Hazira Terminal, Hazira LNG Pvt Ltd, Gujarat
- Petronet LNG, KochiKochi-Places:* Kochi, a city in the state of Kerala, India, formerly known as Cochin* Kingdom of Cochin, a former feudal city-state on Malabar Coast, India** Fort Kochi, one of the three main urban components which constitute the present day city of Kochi, Kerala, India...
- LNG Terminal, ChennaiChennaiChennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
Italy
- Panigaglia, EniEniEni S.p.A. is an Italian multinational oil and gas company, present in 70 countries, and currently Italy's largest industrial company with a market capitalization of 87.7 billion euros , as of July 24, 2008...
- Porto ViroPorto ViroPorto Viro, or Taglio di Porto is a comune in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 45 km south of Venice and about 35 km east of Rovigo. It was first created during the Fascist era, but subsequently suppressed...
, ExxonMobilExxonMobilExxon Mobil Corporation or ExxonMobil, is an American multinational oil and gas corporation. It is a direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil company, and was formed on November 30, 1999, by the merger of Exxon and Mobil. Its headquarters are in Irving, Texas...
, Qatar PetroleumQatar PetroleumQatar Petroleum is a state owned petroleum company in Qatar. The company operates all oil and gas activities in Qatar, including exploration, production, refining, transport, and storage. QP's Chairman Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, is also the head of the Ministry of Energy and Industry and, as...
, Edison S.p.A.Edison S.p.A.Edison S.p.A is the fifth largest energy company in Italy in the field of electricity and natural gas. It produces, imports and sells electric power and hydrocarbons.-History:...
(offshore - start-up 2009)
Japan
- Tohoku regionTohoku regionThe is a geographical area of Japan. The region occupies the northeastern portion of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. The region consists of six prefectures : Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi and Yamagata....
and Hokkaido region- Shin Minato LNG terminal, Sendai Gas, 0.08M m3, opened 1997
- Hachinohe LNG terminal (Re-shipment), Nippon OilNippon OilThe , or NOC or Shin-Nisseki is a Japanese petroleum company. Its businesses include the exploration, importation, and refining of crude oil; the manufacture and sale of petroleum products, including fuels and lubricants; and other energy-related activities.Its products are sold under the brand...
, 0.04M m3, open 2006 - Hakodate LNG terminal (Re-shipment), open 2006
- Chubu regionChubu regionThe is the central region of Honshū, Japan's main island. Chūbu has a population estimate of 21,886,324 as of 2008.Chūbu, which means "central region", encompasses nine prefectures : Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Toyama, Yamanashi, and often Mie.It is located directly...
- Higashi Niigata LNG terminal, Tohoku Electric, 0.72M m3, open 1984
- Sodeshi LNG terminal, Shimizu LNG and Shizuoka Gas, 0.177M m3, open 1996
- Chita Kyodo LNG terminal, Chubu Electric and Toho Gas, 0.3M m3, open 1977
- Chita LNG terminal, Chita LNG, Chubu Electric and Toho Gas, 0.64M m3, open 1983
- Yokkaichi LNG Centre, Toho Gas, 0.32M m3, open 1987
- Yokkaichi Works LNG terminal, Chubu Electric, 0.16M m3, open 1991
- Kawagoe LNG terminal, Chubu Electric, 0.48M m3, open 1997
- Chita Midorihama LNG terminal, Toho Gas, 0.2M m3, open 2001
- Joetsu LNG terminal, InpexInpexis a Japanese oil company established in 1966 as North Sumatra Offshore Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd.In 2006, INPEX acquired Japanese oil company Teikoku Oil.- Projects :...
, 0.36M m3, due to open 2014
- Kanto regionKanto regionThe is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. The region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, and Kanagawa. Within its boundaries, slightly more than 40 percent of the land area is the Kantō Plain....
- Futtsu LNG terminal, Tokyo Electric, 0.86M m3, open 1985
- Sodegaura LNG terminal, Tokyo Electric and Tokyo GasTokyo GasTokyo Gas Company , founded in 1885, is the primary provider of natural gas to the main cities of Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Yamanashi, and Nagano. , Tokyo Gas is the largest natural gas utility in Japan.- External links :...
, 2.66M m3, open 1973 - Higashi Ohgishima LNG terminal, Tokyo Electric, 0.54M m3, open 1984
- Ohgishima LNG terminal, Tokyo GasTokyo GasTokyo Gas Company , founded in 1885, is the primary provider of natural gas to the main cities of Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Yamanashi, and Nagano. , Tokyo Gas is the largest natural gas utility in Japan.- External links :...
, 0.6M m3, open 1998 - Negishi LNG terminal, Tokyo Electric and Tokyo GasTokyo GasTokyo Gas Company , founded in 1885, is the primary provider of natural gas to the main cities of Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Yamanashi, and Nagano. , Tokyo Gas is the largest natural gas utility in Japan.- External links :...
, 1.25M m3, open 1969
- Kansai region
- Senboku 1 LNG terminal, Osaka GasOsaka Gas, commonly written as 大阪ガス, is a Japanese gas company based in Osaka, Japan. It supplies gas to the Kansai region, especially Keihanshin area.-Overview:*Senboku Power Fuel Company Limited*Osaka Gas Energy America-External links:...
, 0.18M m3, open 1972 - Senboku 2 LNG terminal, Osaka GasOsaka Gas, commonly written as 大阪ガス, is a Japanese gas company based in Osaka, Japan. It supplies gas to the Kansai region, especially Keihanshin area.-Overview:*Senboku Power Fuel Company Limited*Osaka Gas Energy America-External links:...
, 1.51M m3, open 1972 - Himeji LNG terminl, Osaka GasOsaka Gas, commonly written as 大阪ガス, is a Japanese gas company based in Osaka, Japan. It supplies gas to the Kansai region, especially Keihanshin area.-Overview:*Senboku Power Fuel Company Limited*Osaka Gas Energy America-External links:...
, 0.52M m3, open 1977 - Himeji Joint LNG terminl, Osaka GasOsaka Gas, commonly written as 大阪ガス, is a Japanese gas company based in Osaka, Japan. It supplies gas to the Kansai region, especially Keihanshin area.-Overview:*Senboku Power Fuel Company Limited*Osaka Gas Energy America-External links:...
and Kansai Electric, 1.44M m3, open 1984 - Sakai LNG terminal, Sakai LNG and Kansai Electric and Iwatani Corporation and Cosmo OilCosmo Oil Companyis a Japanese petrochemical company.-History:Cosmo traces its corporate roots to Maruzen Petroleum , a company established in 1931, although the oil business operated by Maruzen was originally established by Zenzo Matsumura in Kobe in 1907....
, set to open 2010
- Senboku 1 LNG terminal, Osaka Gas
- Shikoku region
- Sakaide LNG terminal, Shikoku Electric Power, 0.4M m3, due to open 2010
- Chugoku regionChugoku regionThe , also known as the , is the westernmost region of Honshū, the largest island of Japan. It consists of the prefectures of Hiroshima, Okayama, Shimane, Tottori and Yamaguchi. It has a population of about 7.8 million.- History :...
- Hatsukaichi LNG terminal, Hiroshima Gas, 0.17M m3, 1996
- Yanai LNG terminal, Chugoku Electric Power, 0.48M m3, 1990
- Mizushima LNG terminal, Mizushima LNG and Chugoku Electric Power and Nippon OilNippon OilThe , or NOC or Shin-Nisseki is a Japanese petroleum company. Its businesses include the exploration, importation, and refining of crude oil; the manufacture and sale of petroleum products, including fuels and lubricants; and other energy-related activities.Its products are sold under the brand...
, 0.16M m3, 2006
- Kyushu region and Okinawa
- Oita LNG terminal, Oita LNG and Kyushu Electric Power and Kyushu Oil and Oita Gas, 0.46M m3, 1990
- Tobata LNG terminal, Kitakyushu LNG and Kyushu Electric Power and Nippon SteelNippon Steel, also referred to as , was formed in 1970. Nippon Steel Corporation is the world's 4th largest steel producer by volume.-Early years:Nippon Steel was created by the merger of two giants, Yawata Iron & Steel and Fuji Iron & Steel...
, 0.48M m3, 1997 - Fukuoka LNG terminal, Seibu Gas, 0.07M m3, 1993
- Kagoshima LNG terminal, Kagoshima Gas, 0.036M m3, 1996
- Nagasaki LNG terminal, Seibu Gas, 0.035M m3, 2003
- Nakagusuku LNG terminal, Okinawa Electric Power, 0.7M m3, due to open 2010
Mexico
- Costa Azul LNG 14 miles (22.5 km) north of EnsenadaEnsenada, Baja CaliforniaEnsenada is a coastal city in Mexico and the third-largest city in Baja California. It is located south of San Diego on the Baja California Peninsula. The city is locally referred to as La Cenicienta del Pacífico, or, The Cinderella of the Pacific...
, Mexico, Sempra EnergySempra EnergySempra Energy is a Fortune 500 energy services holding company based in San Diego, California. It divides its interests into two broad categories: Sempra Utilities, including Pacific Enterprises/Southern California Gas Company and San Diego Gas & Electric; and Sempra Global, a holding company for...
, opened May 2008, first one on West Coast of North America. - Altamira LNG near Tampico, Mexico, Shell, opened August 2006
Portugal
- Sines LNG TerminalSinesSines may refer to one of the following places:*Sines Municipality, a municipality in the district of Setúbal**Sines , a civil parish in the municipality of Sines**Port of Sines, a deep-water port in the city of Sines...
, EDPEnergias de PortugalEDP - Energias de Portugal ranks among Europe's major electricity operators, as well as being one of Portugal's largest business groups....
/RENRede Eléctrica NacionalREN - Redes Energéticas Nacionais, SGPS, S.A. is a Portuguese company. Its main activities are global management of the country's Public Electricity Supply System , with the aim of guaranteeing the stability and security of electricity supply; operation and development of the national very-high...
South Korea
- PyeongtaekPyeongtaekPyeongtaek is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Located in the southwestern part of the province, Pyeongtaek was founded as a union of two districts in 940 AD, during the Goryeo dynasty. It was elevated to city status in 1986, and is home to a South Korean naval base and a large...
, KOGAS - IncheonIncheonThe Incheon Metropolitan City is located in northwestern South Korea. The city was home to just 4,700 people when Jemulpo port was built in 1883. Today 2.76 million people live in the city, making it Korea’s third most populous city after Seoul and Busan Metropolitan City...
, KOGAS - TongyeongTongyeongTongyeong is a coastal city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. In 2010, it had an area of 238.81 ㎢ and a population of 139,869 people. It is divided into 1 eup , 6 myeon and 11 dong . Chungmu city and Tongyeong county were reunited in 1995, creating Tongyeong City as we know it today...
, KOGAS - GwangyangGwangyangGwangyang is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. Gwangyang city is the home of POSCO's Gwangyang Steel Works, the largest facility of its kind in the world.The city is also home to K-League soccer side Chunnam Dragons....
, POSCOPOSCOPOSCO is a multinational steel-making company headquartered in Pohang, South Korea. It is the world's third-largest steelmaker by market value and the most profitable Asia-based steelmaker....
Spain
- BarcelonaBarcelonaBarcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
(EnagásEnagásEnagás, S.A. is a Spanish energy company which owns and operates the nation's gas grid. The firm also owns and operates three liquefied natural gas regasification terminals in the country, at Huelva, Barcelona and Cartagena. A fourth, at the port of El Musel, is currently being constructed and is...
) - BilbaoBilbaoBilbao ) is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain...
(consortium including Repsol YPFRepsol YPFRepsol YPF, S.A. is an integrated Spanish oil and gas company with operations in 29 countries...
, BPBPBP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
, [ENAGAS] and Ente Vasco de la Energia), see on a map - HuelvaHuelvaHuelva is a city in southwestern Spain, the capital of the province of Huelva in the autonomous region of Andalusia. It is located along the Gulf of Cadiz coast, at the confluence of the Odiel and Tinto rivers. According to the 2010 census, the city has a population of 149,410 inhabitants. The...
(EnagásEnagásEnagás, S.A. is a Spanish energy company which owns and operates the nation's gas grid. The firm also owns and operates three liquefied natural gas regasification terminals in the country, at Huelva, Barcelona and Cartagena. A fourth, at the port of El Musel, is currently being constructed and is...
), see on a map - SaguntoSaguntoSagunto or Sagunt is an ancient city in Eastern Spain, in the modern fertile comarca of Camp de Morvedre in the province of Valencia. It is located in a hilly site, c. 30 km north of Valencia, close to the Costa del Azahar on the Mediterranean Sea...
, Valencia (consortium including IberdrolaIberdrolaIberdrola , headquartered in Bilbao, is a private utility with a global footprint and over 150 years of experience...
, Unión FenosaUnión FenosaUnión Fenosa, S.A., is a large Spanish company dedicated to the production and distribution to end users of gas and electricity. It has installed capacity of 11,120 megawatts of power and 8.9 million customers. The headquarters are in Madrid and the chairman is Pedro López Jiménez...
and EndesaEndesa (Spain)Endesa, S.A. is the largest electric utility company in Spain. The firm, a majority-owned subsidiary of the Italian utility company Enel, has 10 million customers in Spain, with domestic annual generation of over 97,600 GWh from nuclear, fossil-fueled, hydroelectric, and renewable resource power...
) - CartagenaCartagena, SpainCartagena is a Spanish city and a major naval station located in the Region of Murcia, by the Mediterranean coast, south-eastern Spain. As of January 2011, it has a population of 218,210 inhabitants being the Region’s second largest municipality and the country’s 6th non-Province capital...
(EnagásEnagásEnagás, S.A. is a Spanish energy company which owns and operates the nation's gas grid. The firm also owns and operates three liquefied natural gas regasification terminals in the country, at Huelva, Barcelona and Cartagena. A fourth, at the port of El Musel, is currently being constructed and is...
), see on a map - Ferrol (consortium including Unión FenosaUnión FenosaUnión Fenosa, S.A., is a large Spanish company dedicated to the production and distribution to end users of gas and electricity. It has installed capacity of 11,120 megawatts of power and 8.9 million customers. The headquarters are in Madrid and the chairman is Pedro López Jiménez...
and EndesaEndesa (Spain)Endesa, S.A. is the largest electric utility company in Spain. The firm, a majority-owned subsidiary of the Italian utility company Enel, has 10 million customers in Spain, with domestic annual generation of over 97,600 GWh from nuclear, fossil-fueled, hydroelectric, and renewable resource power...
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United States and Puerto Rico
The following LNG off-loading and regasification terminals are located in the United States and Gulf of Mexico:- Dominion Cove Point LNG, LPDominion Cove Point LNG, LPThe Cove Point LNG Terminal is located near Lusby, Maryland, United States, on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, which receives imported liquefied natural gas and also stores gas. The LNG arrives on specially designed ships called LNG carriers....
, Lusby, MarylandLusby, MarylandLusby is a place in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. The population was officially 1,666 at the 2000 census, although residents of the Chesapeake Ranch Estates-Drum Point community also use the Lusby zip code designation, making Lusby in fact a much larger community...
- (Dominion Resources) - Gulf Gateway Deepwater PortGulf Gateway Deepwater PortGulf Gateway Deepwater Port is a facility for docking and unloading liquefied natural gas tankers.Gulf Gateway is owned by Excelerate Energy Limited Partnership. It is located in Block 603 of the West Cameron Area, South Addition at a distance of approximately from the Louisiana coast, Gulf...
, Gulf of MexicoGulf of MexicoThe Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...
- (Excelerate Energy LLC) - Northeast Gateway Deepwater Port, Boston HarborBoston HarborBoston Harbor is a natural harbor and estuary of Massachusetts Bay, and is located adjacent to the city of Boston, Massachusetts. It is home to the Port of Boston, a major shipping facility in the northeast.-History:...
- (Excelerate Energy LLC), licensed by the US Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration (Marad) - Southern LNGSouthern LNGSouthern LNG is a re-gasification facility on Elba Island, in Chatham County, Georgia, five miles downstream from Savannah, Georgia. The initial authorization for the Elba Island facility was issued in 1972. LNG shipments ceased during the first half of 1980...
, Elba IslandElba IslandElba Island is an island located in Chatham County, Georgia near the Port of Savannah.-LNG Terminal on Elba Island:Elba Island is an existing LNG import terminal located on Elba Island, in Chatham County, Georgia, five miles downstream from Savannah, Georgia. It was built by Sonat, Inc., based in...
, GeorgiaGeorgia (U.S. state)Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
- (El Paso Energy) - Trunkline LNGTrunkline LNGTrunkline LNG is a liquified natural gas plant in Lake Charles, Louisiana.Trunkline LNG provides terminal service for shippers by receiving LNG at the facility for storage and delivering such LNG to shippers, either in liquid state or gaseous state after regasification.The Phase I expansion, which...
, Lake Charles, LouisianaLake Charles, LouisianaLake Charles is the fifth-largest incorporated city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, located on Lake Charles, Prien Lake, and the Calcasieu River. Located in Calcasieu Parish, a major cultural, industrial, and educational center in the southwest region of the state, and one of the most important in...
- (Trunkline LNG Company, LLC) - EcoEléctricaEcoEléctrica-History:EcoEléctrica commenced operation on March 21, 2000. It was the first independent power producer in the world to integrate a power plant with a liquefied natural gas terminal...
, Punta Guayanilla, Puerto Rico - Sabine Pass LNG, rural Cameron Parish, LouisianaCameron Parish, LouisianaCameron Parish is the parish with the most land area in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Cameron and as of 2010, the population was 6,839...
- (Cheniere Energy, Inc.) - Cameron LNG, rural Cameron Parish, LouisianaCameron Parish, LouisianaCameron Parish is the parish with the most land area in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Cameron and as of 2010, the population was 6,839...
- (Sempra Energy) - Freeport LNG, Freeport, TexasFreeport, TexasFreeport is a city in Brazoria County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area and is situated in Southeast Texas. As of the 2000 U.S...
- (Freeport LNG Development, LP) - Everett Marine Terminal, Everett, MassachusettsEverett, MassachusettsEverett is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, near Boston. The population was 41,667 at the 2010 census.Everett is the last city in the United States with a bicameral legislature, which is composed of a seven-member Board of Aldermen and an 18-member Common Council...
- (Distrigas of Massachusetts LLC) - Northeast Gateway Deepwater Port, offshore from Gloucester, Massachusetts, licensed by the US Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration (Marad)
- Neptune LNG, offshore from Gloucester, Massachusetts, licensed by the US Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration (Marad)
UK
- South Hook LNG, Milford HavenMilford HavenMilford Haven is a town and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated on the north side of the Milford Haven Waterway, a natural harbour used as a port since the Middle Ages. The town was founded in 1790 on the north side of the Waterway, from which it takes its name...
, South WalesWalesWales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²... - Dragon LNG terminal, Milford Haven, South Wales
- Grain LNG, Isle of GrainIsle of GrainThe Isle of Grain, in the north of Kent, England, is the easternmost point of the Hoo Peninsula. No longer an island, the Isle is almost all marshland and the Grain Marshes are an important habitat for birdlife...
, KentKentKent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of... - Canvey LNG, Thames Road, Essex
- Gasport Teeside, Middlebrough
Asia Pacific
- PNG LNGPNG GasThe PNG Gas is a project to develop the Hides gas field in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea, and to construct a natural gas liquefaction plant.-History:...
, Port MoresbyPort MoresbyPort Moresby , or Pot Mosbi in Tok Pisin, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea . It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua, on the southeastern coast of the island of New Guinea, which made it a prime objective for conquest by the Imperial Japanese forces during 1942–43...
, Papua New GuineaPapua New GuineaPapua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
- (estimated 2013) - (ExxonMobil 41.6%, Oil Search 34.1%, Santos 17.7%, AGL 3.6%, Nippon Oil 1.8% and Mineral Resource Development Corporation 1.2%)
- Jingbian Terminal, YulinYulin, ShaanxiYulin is a prefecture-level city in the Shaanxi province of the People's Republic of China. It has an area of 43,578 km² and a population of 3,380,000.-Geography and climate:...
, Shaanxi Province - (China Natural GasChina Natural GasChina Natural Gas Inc. is a Chinese energy company that, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the distribution and sale of natural gas and gasoline to commercial, residential and industrial customers in the Xi'an area and the Shaanxi province of the People's Republic of China.The company also...
100%) - to be completed December 2009
- Vladivostok LNG, Vladivostok, Russia
Argentina
- Bahia BlancaBahía BlancaBahía Blanca is a city located in the south-west of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, by the Atlantic Ocean, and seat of government of Bahía Blanca Partido. It has a population of 274,509 inhabitants according to the...
, built in 2008 first of its kind in South America with capacity of 400 million cubic feet of natural gas per day - EscobarEscobar PartidoEscobar Partido is a partido situated in the northern part of the Gran Buenos Aires urban area, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.The provincial subdivision has a population of about 178,000 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city is Belén de Escobar, which is located from Buenos...
, 500 million cubic feet and entering service in 2011
Australia
- Barrow IslandBarrow Island (Western Australia)Barrow Island is a island located northwest off the coast of Western Australia. The island is the second largest in Western Australia after Dirk Hartog Island.-Discovery and early history:...
- Chevron CorporationChevron CorporationChevron Corporation is an American multinational energy corporation headquartered in San Ramon, California, United States and active in more than 180 countries. It is engaged in every aspect of the oil, gas, and geothermal energy industries, including exploration and production; refining,...
proposes to build an LNG facility and loading terminal on Barrow Island, Western AustraliaWestern AustraliaWestern Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, as part of its Gorgon Project. - Gladstone LNGGladstone LNGGLNG is a planned liquefied natural gas plant in Queensland, Australia. It is a leading project in the conversion of coal seam gas into LNG...
- Pluto - Woodside PetroleumWoodside PetroleumWoodside Petroleum Limited is an Australian petroleum exploration and production company. It is a public company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and has its headquarters in Perth, Western Australia.-History:...
has made the final investment decision and is currently in the process of building an LNG facility and loading terminal in Karratha, Western AustraliaWestern AustraliaWestern Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. - QCLNG (Queensland Curtis LNG).
India
- Kochi Terminal, Petronet LNG Ltd, Kerala
- Pipavav LNG Terminal(APM Terminals)
- Mundra LNG Terminal(GSPC/Adani)
- Ennore LNG Terminal Ltd(IOCL/TIDCO)
- Mangalore LNG Terminal Ltd
- Dabhol Terminal, Ratnagiri Power (NTPC) LTD, Maharashtra (scheduled to be commissioned in Nov 2009, but still pending)
Indonesia
- East Java by 2011, PertaminaPertaminaPertamina is an Indonesian government-owned corporation which extracts and refines the country's oil and gas reserves. It was created in August 1968 by the merger of Pertamin and Permina...
- West Java by 2011, PGNPGNPGN may refer to:*Portable Game Notation - a data format for recording chess games*Parameter Group Number, as defined in the Society of Automotive Engineers J1939 standard*Philadelphia Gay News...
and PertaminaPertaminaPertamina is an Indonesian government-owned corporation which extracts and refines the country's oil and gas reserves. It was created in August 1968 by the merger of Pertamin and Permina... - North Sumatra by 2011 by PGNPGNPGN may refer to:*Portable Game Notation - a data format for recording chess games*Parameter Group Number, as defined in the Society of Automotive Engineers J1939 standard*Philadelphia Gay News...
( PT Perusahaan Gas Negara )
The country also has liquefaction terminals in more remote areas for export, and imports from the Middle East in areas with dense population.
Netherlands
- Gate Terminal, MaasvlakteMaasvlakteThe Maasvlakte is part of Europoort, a harbour and industrial area near the city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.-Creation:It was created in the 1960s by reclaiming land from the North Sea through dykes and sand suppletion. The sand for the suppletion was largely taken from the North Sea and the...
, Rotterdam. Currently under construction and expected to be operational in 2011. - EemshavenEemshaventhumb|right|[[Satellite]] [[image]] of the Ems [[estuary]] showing the location of Eemshaven Eemshaven is a seaport in Groningen, Netherlands....
LNG Terminal, Eemsmond. Currently in the approval and design phase, expected to be operational in 2015. - LionGas Terminal, Europoort, Rotterdam. Canceled.
Oceania
- Gasbridge, Port TaranakiPort TaranakiPort Taranaki is located at New Plymouth, New Zealand. It is the only deep water port on the west coast of New Zealand, and is owned by the Taranaki Regional Council...
- (Contact EnergyContact EnergyContact Energy Limited is a New Zealand electricity generator, natural gas wholesaler and electricity, natural gas, and LPG retailer.The company is the second-largest electricity generator in New Zealand , generating 24 percent of New Zealand's electricity in the year ending 31 December 2009, and...
& Genesis Energy)
Thailand
- Map Ta Phut LNG Terminal Phase 1: 2 160,000 m3 tanks, PTTPTTPTT may refer to:Chemistry and medicine:* Partial thromboplastin time, a performance indicator in medicine for coagulation status* Photothermal Therapy, A method of using light and photosensitizers for medical treatments...
and EGATÉgatÉgat is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.-References:*...
Phase 2: extra tank (same size). Due for completion in 2011.
United States and Gulf of Mexico
Proposed LNG Terminals:- Broadwater EnergyBroadwater EnergyBroadwater Energy is a Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal proposed to be built in Long Island Sound between New York State and Connecticut. The project has received vociferous objections from Connecticut officials and some New York state officials....
, proposed floating terminal in Long Island SoundLong Island SoundLong Island Sound is an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean, located in the United States between Connecticut to the north and Long Island, New York to the south. The mouth of the Connecticut River at Old Saybrook, Connecticut, empties into the sound. On its western end the sound is bounded by the Bronx...
between New York State and ConnecticutConnecticutConnecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately... - Crown Landing LNG TerminalCrown Landing LNG TerminalA liquified natural gas off-loading and processing facility called the Crown Landing LNG Terminal is proposed in Logan Township, New Jersey on a site along the Delaware River. The new facility would be one of only a handful of LNG off-loading and processing facilities in the United States, and...
, Gloucester County, New JerseyGloucester County, New JerseyGloucester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 288,288. Its county seat is Woodbury....
- A proposed LNG terminal to be located along the Delaware RiverDelaware RiverThe Delaware River is a major river on the Atlantic coast of the United States.A Dutch expedition led by Henry Hudson in 1609 first mapped the river. The river was christened the South River in the New Netherland colony that followed, in contrast to the North River, as the Hudson River was then...
. BPBPBP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
is working for regulatory approval and the LNG terminal is expected to be online by the end of 2008. - BlueOcean EnergyBlueOcean EnergyBlueOcean Energy is a planned floating liquefied natural gas offloading and regasification terminal. It will serve the Northeastern and Mid Atlantic United States. Exxon Mobil Corporation announced BlueOcean Energy plan in December 2007....
, 20 miles off-shore from New Jersey - Gulf LNG, Port of Pascagoula, Mississippi
- Bradwood LandingBradwood LandingBradwood Landing was a proposed terminal for receiving liquefied natural gas and converting the liquid back into a gas for transport via pipeline. The site of the development, , was on the Columbia River, east of Astoria, Oregon....
, east of Astoria, OregonAstoria, OregonAstoria is the county seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Situated near the mouth of the Columbia River, the city was named after the American investor John Jacob Astor. His American Fur Company founded Fort Astoria at the site in 1811...
, on the Columbia River - Oregon LNG, proposed for a site in Warrenton, just west of Astoria, OregonAstoria, OregonAstoria is the county seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Situated near the mouth of the Columbia River, the city was named after the American investor John Jacob Astor. His American Fur Company founded Fort Astoria at the site in 1811...
on the Columbia River - Jordan Cove Energy ProjectJordan Cove Energy ProjectThe Jordan Cove Energy Project is a proposal to build a receiving facility for liquefied natural gas in Coos Bay, Oregon.-The Jordan Cove facility:...
, near Coos Bay, OregonCoos Bay, OregonCoos Bay is a city located in Coos County, Oregon, United States, where the Coos River enters Coos Bay on the Pacific Ocean. The city borders the city of North Bend, and together they are often referred to as one entity called either Coos Bay-North Bend or the Bay Area...
on the south coast - AES Sparrows Point LNG near BaltimoreBaltimoreBaltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, Maryland - Weaver's Cove Energy, an offshore LNG berth in Mount Hope Bay plus an onshore facility in Fall River, MassachusettsFall River, MassachusettsFall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located about south of Boston, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and west of New Bedford and south of Taunton. The city's population was 88,857 during the 2010 census, making it the tenth largest city in...
. - Downeast LNG on Passamaquoddy Bay, Robbinston, Maine As of 6 January 2010, Downeast LNG will be one-and-one-half years late in supplying answers to FERC's technical questions arising from the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. FERC's deadline was 6 July 2009.
- Calais LNG in the Saint Croix River on Passamaquoddy Bay, village of Red Beach, Calais, Maine On 21 July 2010, Calais LNG's financial backer, GS Power Holdings (a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs) backed out of financing the project. On 31 August 2010, Calais LNG failed to renew its option to purchase the land required for its project, violating a State of Maine permitting application requirement. On 14 December 2010, Calais LNG withdrew its State of Maine permit applications.