Marmara Ereğlisi LNG Storage Facility () is an above-ground
liquefied natural gas
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas (predominantly methane, CH4, with some mixture of ethane, C2H6) that has been cooled to liquid form for ease and safety of non-pressurized storage or transport. It takes up about 1/600th the volume o ...
(LNG)
tank
A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower, strong armour, and battlefield mobility provided by tracks and a powerful engine; ...
s facility in
Tekirdağ Province
Tekirdağ Province (, ) is a province and metropolitan municipality of Turkey. Its area is 6,190 km2, and its population is 1,142,451 (2022). It is located in the East Thrace region of the country, also known as European Turkey, one of only t ...
, northwestern Turkey.
The LNG storage facility is located in
Marmara Ereğlisi
Marmara Ereğlisi (; ), also spelled Marmaraereğlisi, is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Tekirdağ Province, Turkey. Its area is 175 km2, and its population is 29,549 (2022).
Facts
Ereğli is 30 km east of the to ...
, east of
Tekirdağ
Tekirdağ () is a city in northwestern Turkey. It is located on the north coast of the Sea of Marmara, in the region of East Thrace. The city forms the urban part of the Süleymanpaşa district, with a population of 186,421 in 2022.
Tekirdağ ...
and west of
Istanbul
Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...
. It is part of an LNG terminal operated by the state-owned natural gas distributor
BOTAŞ
BOTAŞ Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (BOTAS) is the state-owned crude oil and natural gas pipelines and trading company in Turkey. The company was established in 1974 as a subsidiary of TPAO. Since 1995, BOTAS is a wholly state-owned company. ...
,
where
LNG carrier
An LNG carrier is a tank ship designed for transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Overview
The first oceangoing liquified natural gas tanker in the world was '' Methane Pioneer'', which entered service in 1959 with a carrying capacity of ...
s at a discharge port pump the imported cargo ashore. LNG is stored in tanks and
regasified to convey to the main pipeline system as needed.
The project for the construction of the LNG storage facility was launched in 1984. The facility went into service in August 1994. In 2007, six filling platforms were added for
tank trucks
A tank truck, gas truck, fuel truck, or tanker truck (American English) or tanker (British English) is a motor vehicle designed to carry liquids or gases on roads. The largest such vehicles are similar to railroad tank cars, which are also design ...
having capacity. Three filling platforms are able to fill up daily 75
tanker trucks.
With the completion of an additional fourth storage tank in 2019, the country's LNG storage capacity will increase by 30%. The expansion will increase the total storage capacity of the facility about 50% up to with extra .
See also
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Lake Tuz Natural Gas Storage,
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,
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Egegaz Aliağa LNG Storage Facility.
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Botaş Dörtyol LNG Storage Facility Botaş Dörtyol LNG Storage Facility () is a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Hatay Province, southern Turkey. It is the country's second floating LNG storage facility after the Egegaz Aliağa LNG St ...
References
Natural gas storage
Energy infrastructure in Turkey
Natural gas in Turkey
1994 establishments in Turkey
Energy infrastructure completed in 1994
Buildings and structures in Tekirdağ Province
Botaş
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