The Yongan LNG Terminal () is a
liquefied natural gas
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas (predominantly methane, CH4, with some mixture of ethane, C2H6) that has been cooled down to liquid form for ease and safety of non-pressurized storage or transport. It takes up about 1/600th the vol ...
(LNG) terminal at
Yong'an District
Yongan District () is a coastal suburban district of Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan.
History
After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Yong'an was organized as a rural township of Kaohsiung County. On 25 De ...
,
Kaohsiung,
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
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History
The operation of the terminal started in 1990 with 1.5 million tons capacity. The terminal was expanded to 4.0 million tons capacity during the second phase expansion which was completed in December 1996. It was then expanded again to 7.44 million tons capacity in the third phase of expansion which commenced in July 1996 and completed in December 2002.
Technical specifications
The terminal has a current capacity of 7.44 million tons annually.
See also
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List of LNG terminals
Liquefied natural gas ( LNG) is the liquefied form of natural gas, which has a much smaller volume than natural gas in its gaseous form. This liquefied condition is used to facilitate the carriage of natural gas over long distances, often by se ...
References
1990 establishments in Taiwan
Buildings and structures in Kaohsiung
Energy infrastructure completed in 1990
Liquefied natural gas terminals in Taiwan
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