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) 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 Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbon d ...

over long distances, often by sea, in specialized tanks. LNG port terminals are purpose-built port terminals designed to accommodate large LNG carrier ships designed to load, carry and unload LNG. These LNG terminals are located adjacent to a gas liquefaction and storage plant (export), or to a gas regasification and storage plant (import), which are themselves connected to gas pipelines connected to on-shore or off-shore gas fields (export) or to storage and distribution plants (import).

Existing liquefaction terminals

Africa

Asia

Malaysia LNG Malaysia LNG (MLNG) is a liquefied natural gas manufacturer in Malaysia. In 2007, it was the largest LNG manufacturing complex. History Malaysia LNG Sdn. Bhd. (MLNG Satu) was incorporated on 14 June 1978 in order to build first Malaysian LNG Pl ...

Tanjung Kidurong Tanjung Kidurong, known as simply Kidurong, is a port township in Bintulu District, Sarawak, Malaysia. Approximately 15 minutes from the centre of Bintulu, Kidurong functions as the main industrial core of the Bintulu area. The MLNG Complex, ...

Bintulu Bintulu is a coastal town on the island of Borneo in the central region of Sarawak, Malaysia. Bintulu is located 610 kilometres (380 mi) northeast of Kuching, 216 kilometres (134 mi) northeast of Sibu, and 200 kilometres (120 mi) ...

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Mal ...

Brunei LNG The Brunei LNG (BLNG) is the LNG plant in Lumut, Brunei. It is the largest oil and gas producer in the country. Moreover as of 2006, Brunei has been the 4th largest oil producer in Southeast Asia and the 9th largest LNG producer in the world. ...

, Lumut,

Brunei Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely surrounded by th ...

* Arun,

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Gui ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mo ...

Badak NGL Badak LNG, or formerly known as PT Badak Natural Gas Liquefaction or PT Badak NGL, is the largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) company in Indonesia and one of large LNG plants in the world. The company is located in Bontang, East Kalimantan, a ...

* Tangguh,

* RGTSU, Sungai Udang, Melaka, Malaysia

Russia

* Portovaya LNG, near the

Nord Stream 1 Nord Stream (German-English mixed expression; german: Nord and en, Stream, literally 'North Stream'; russian: Северный поток, ''Severny potok'') is a pair of offshore natural gas pipelines in Europe that run under the Baltic Sea ...

compressor station at Portovaya, near

Vyborg Vyborg (; rus, Вы́борг, links=1, r=Výborg, p=ˈvɨbərk; fi, Viipuri ; sv, Viborg ; german: Wiborg ) is a town in, and the administrative center of, Vyborgsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It lies on the Karelian Isthmus ...

, Leningrad oblast. It started operation on two trains in September 2022. * Sakhalin LNG,

Sakhalin Sakhalin ( rus, Сахали́н, r=Sakhalín, p=səxɐˈlʲin; ja, 樺太 ''Karafuto''; zh, c=, p=Kùyèdǎo, s=库页岛, t=庫頁島; Manchu: ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ, ''Sahaliyan''; Orok: Бугата на̄, ''Bugata nā''; Nivkh ...

, Russia - (Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd.) * Yamal LNG, in Sabetta, on the Yamal Peninsula, in

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-ei ...

Middle East

* ADGAS * Oman LNG * Qalhat LNG,

Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of ...

*Qatar LNG total production will increase from 77 million tonnes per annum(mtpa) in 2021(21% export market share) to 110 mtpa in 2026, then 126 mtpa in 2027. ** Qatargas Ras Laffan LNG plant,

Ras Laffan Ras Laffan Industrial City ( ar, راس لفان, Ra’s Lafān) is an industrial hub located north of Doha, Qatar. It is administrated by QatarEnergy. Ras Laffan Industrial City is Qatar's main site for production of liquefied natural gas and ...

Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...

see on a map
* ADGAS Plant, Das Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates *

Yemen LNG Yemen LNG (also called YLNG) is the first natural gas liquefaction (LNG) project in Yemen. The LNG plant is located in Balhaf. History Yemen LNG Company was incorporated in 1995 to develop the LNG plant. In 1997, the development was halted becau ...

( Total), Balhaf,

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the northeast and ...

South America

Peru LNG Peru LNG is a natural gas liquefaction plant in Pampa Melchorita, Peru, at the of the South Pan American Highway in San Vicente de Cañete. It is the first natural gas liquefaction plant in South America. The plant was officially inaugurate ...

, Pampa Melchorita,

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...

* Tango FLNG, Argentina, 2019 *

Atlantic LNG The Atlantic LNG Company of Trinidad and Tobago is a liquefied natural gas (LNG) producing company operating a liquefied natural gas plant in Point Fortin, Trinidad and Tobago. Atlantic LNG operates four liquefaction units ( trains). Train 4, wit ...

Trinidad Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is often referred to as the southernmos ...

and

Tobago Tobago () is an island and ward within the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located northeast of the larger island of Trinidad and about off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. It also lies to the southeast of Grenada. The offic ...

Australia

Europe

* Hammerfest LNG, liquifies gas from the

Snøhvit Snøhvit ''( en, Snow White)'' is the name of a natural gas field in the Norwegian Sea, situated northwest of Hammerfest, Norway. The northern part of the Norwegian Sea is often described as the Barents Sea by offshore petroleum companies. ''Sn ...

undersea field. Located at

Hammerfest Hammerfest (; sme, Hámmerfeasta ) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. Hammerfest is the northernmost town in the world with more than 10,000 inhabitants. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hamm ...

, Norway. Operated by Equinor ASA. * Risavika Liquefaction Plant, Risavika,

Sola Sola is a municipality and a Seaside resort in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Jæren. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Solakrossen. Other villages include Tananger, H� ...

, Norway. Operated by North Sea Midstream Partners Limited (NSMP). Liquifies both natural gas and

biogas Biogas is a mixture of gases, primarily consisting of methane, carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulphide, produced from raw materials such as agricultural waste, manure, municipal waste, plant material, sewage, green waste and food waste. It is a ...

by pipeline from Kårstø.

North America

*Kenai LNG, Nikiski,

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U ...

* Cheniere Energy Sabine Pass terminal (Louisiana) * Cove Point LNG, Maryland terminal * Cheniere Energy Corpus Christi terminal, Texas * Freeport LNG terminal, Quintana Island, Texas *Cameron LNG, Hackberry, Louisiana * Southern LNG,

Elba Island Elba ( it, isola d'Elba, ; la, Ilva) is a Mediterranean island in Tuscany, Italy, from the coastal town of Piombino on the Italian mainland, and the largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago. It is also part of the Arcipelago Toscano National ...

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

- (

Kinder Morgan Kinder Morgan, Inc. is one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in North America. The company specializes in owning and controlling oil and gas pipelines and terminals. Kinder Morgan owns an interest in or operates approximately ...

) (under construction) * Costa Azul LNG near

Ensenada, Baja California Ensenada is a city in Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, situated on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. Located on the Bahía de Todos Santos, the city had a population of 279,765 in 2018, making it the third-largest city in Baja California. The ...

Mexico Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sovereign states, country in the southern portion of North America. It is borders of Mexico, bordered to the north by the United States; to the so ...

*Solensa (small scale) near Monterrey, Mexico

Existing regasification terminals

Argentina

* Bahia Blanca Gasport, YPF, 2008 * GNL Escobar, ENARSA/ YPF, 2011

Bangladesh

* Moheshkhali floating LNG terminal
Excelerate Energy
2018 * Summit LNG, Summit Corporation, 2019

Belgium

* Zeebrugge LNG terminal, in

Zeebrugge Zeebrugge (, from: ''Brugge aan zee'' meaning "Bruges at Sea", french: Zeebruges) is a village on the coast of Belgium and a subdivision of Bruges, for which it is the modern port. Zeebrugge serves as both the international port of Bruges-Zee ...

. Operated by Fluxys. Entered service in 1987, total storage capacity of 560,000 m³, 2 jetties and a

regasification Regasification is a process of converting liquefied natural gas (LNG) at −162 °C (−260 °F) temperature back to natural gas at atmospheric temperature. LNG gasification plants can be located on land as well as on floating barges, i.e. a Float ...

capacity of 9,000,000,000 m³ per year.

Brazil

* Pecém, State of Ceará * Bahia LNG Regasification Terminal, Bay of All Saints,

State of Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest by ...

Guanabara Bay Guanabara Bay ( pt, Baía de Guanabara, ) is an oceanic bay located in Southeast Brazil in the state of Rio de Janeiro. On its western shore lie the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Duque de Caxias, and on its eastern shore the cities of Niterói a ...

, State of Rio de Janeiro * TPP Porto de Sergipe I, Barra dos Coqueiros, State of Sergipe. rivate Terminal

Canada

* Saint John LNG,

Saint John, NB Saint John is a seaport city of the Atlantic Ocean located on the Bay of Fundy in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. Saint John is the oldest incorporated city in Canada, established by royal charter on May 18, 1785, during the reign of K ...

Chile

* GNL,

Quintero Quintero is a Chilean city and commune in Valparaíso Province, in the Valparaíso Region, 30 kilometers north of Valparaíso. The commune spans an area of . It was the first port in the country, created during the expedition of Diego de Alm ...

* GNL, Mejillones

China

* Dapeng LNG Terminal,

Shenzhen Shenzhen (; ; ; ), also historically known as Sham Chun, is a major sub-provincial city and one of the special economic zones of China. The city is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern provi ...

Guangdong province Guangdong (, ), alternatively romanized as Canton or Kwangtung, is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of the South China Sea. The capital of the province is Guangzhou. With a population of 126.01 million (as of 2020) ...

* Fujian LNG Terminal,

Putian Putian or Putien (, Putian dialect: ''Pó-chéng''), also known as Puyang (莆阳) and Puxian (莆仙), historically known as Xinghua or Hing Hwa (), is a prefecture-level city in eastern Fujian province, China. It borders Fuzhou City to the no ...

Fujian province Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its ...

* Shanghai LNG Terminal, Yangshan Port,

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Chinese, Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four Direct-administered municipalities of China, direct-administered municipalities of the China, People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the ...

* Dalian LNG Terminal,

Dalian Dalian () is a major sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is Liaoning's second largest city (after the provincial capital Shenyang) and the third-most populous city of Northeast China. Located on ...

Liaoning province Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmost ...

* Ningbo LNG Terminal,

Ningbo Ningbo (; Ningbonese: ''gnin² poq⁷'' , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly romanized as Ningpo, is a major sub-provincial city in northeast Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It comprises 6 urban districts, 2 sate ...

Zhejiang province Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiang ...

* Rudong LNG Terminal,

Nantong Nantong (; alternate names: Nan-t'ung, Nantung, Tongzhou, or Tungchow; Qihai dialect: ) is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Jiangsu province, China. Located on the northern bank of the Yangtze River, near the river mouth. Nantong is a vit ...

Jiangsu province Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its c ...

*Qidong LNG Terminal, Qidong,

* Tangshan LNG Terminal,

Caofeidian Caofeidian () is a land reclamation-converted economic development zone in Bohai Bay located in the eponymous district of Tangshan, Hebei Province, China.

Hebei province Hebei or , (; alternately Hopeh) is a northern province of China. Hebei is China's sixth most populous province, with over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. The province is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% Hui, and 0 ...

* Tianjin LNG Terminal, Binhai New Area,

Tianjin Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total popu ...

*Tianjin LNG Terminal, Nangang Industrial Zone,

* Zhuhai LNG Terminal,

Zhuhai Zhuhai (, ; Yale: ''Jyūhói''), also known as Chuhai is a prefecture-level city located on the west bank of Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern Guangdong province, People's Republic of China, on the southeastern edge of P ...

* Qingdao LNG Terminal,

Jiaonan Jiaonan () was a former county and county-level city under the administration of Qingdao, Shandong province, China, located in the southwestern portion of Qingdao along the Yellow Sea coast. In 1945, as Zhushan County () it was carved from Jia ...

Shandong province Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizatio ...

* Shenzhen LNG Terminal,

* Hainan LNG Terminal,

Yangpu Economic Development Zone Yángpǔ Economic Development Zone () is an area of the Yangpu Peninsula, Hainan province, China. This zone, covering , p 67 contains a port, oil refinery, petroleum commercial reserve base, power station, and the town of Yangpu. The area, Hain ...

Hainan Hainan (, ; ) is the smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of various islands in the South China Sea. , the largest and most populous island in China,The island of Taiwan, which is slightly l ...

* Guangxi LNG Terminal,

Beihai Beihai (; Postal romanization: Pakhoi) is a prefecture-level city in the south of Guangxi, People's Republic of China. Its status as a seaport on the north shore of the Gulf of Tonkin has granted it historical importance as a port of internat ...

Guangxi Guangxi (; ; alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam ...

*Zhoushan LNG Terminal,

Zhoushan Zhoushan , formerly romanized as Chusan, is an urbanized archipelago with the administrative status of a prefecture-level city in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang. It consists of an archipelago of islands at the southern mouth of ...

*Dongguan LNG Terminal, Dongguan,

*Yuedong LNG Terminal,

Jieyang Jieyang () is a prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong Province (Yuedong), People's Republic of China, part of the Chaoshan region whose people speak Chaoshan Min distinct from neighbouring Yue speakers. It is historically important as th ...

Colombia

Sociedad Portuaria El Cayao LNG
(SPEC),

Cartagena de Indias Cartagena ( , also ), known since the colonial era as Cartagena de Indias (), is a city and one of the major ports on the northern coast of Colombia in the Caribbean Coast Region, bordering the Caribbean sea. Cartagena's past role as a link ...

Croatia

* Krk LNG terminal

Dominican Republic

* AES-Andres LNG Terminal

Finland

Hamina Hamina (; sv, Fredrikshamn, , Sweden ) is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is located approximately east of the country's capital Helsinki, in the Kymenlaakso region, and formerly the province of Southern Finland. The municipality's pop ...

, Hamina LNG terminal. Joint venture of Haminan Energia Oy, Alexela and

Wärtsilä Wärtsilä Oyj Abp (), trading internationally as Wärtsilä Corporation, is a Finnish company which manufactures and services power sources and other equipment in the marine and energy markets. The core products of Wärtsilä include technol ...

. The terminal offers truck loading and LNG ship bunkering as well as regasification for both local industry and the Finnish national gas grid. Full open market access begins on 1. October 2022. *

Pori ) , website www.pori.fi Pori (; sv, Björneborg ) is a city and municipality on the west coast of Finland. The city is located some from the Gulf of Bothnia, on the estuary of the Kokemäki River, west of Tampere, north of Turku and north- ...

, LNG terminal. Owner a Gasum company Skangas Oy (LNG regasification & LNG distribution) * Manga LNG terminal, Röyttä,

Tornio Tornio (; sv, Torneå; sme, Duortnus ; smn, Tuárnus) is a city and municipality in Lapland, Finland. The city forms a cross-border twin city together with Haparanda on the Swedish side. The municipality covers an area of , of which is ...

. Owners Outokumpu Oyj, SSAB Oy, Skangas Oy and EPV Energia Oy (LNG regasification & LNG distribution)

France

* in

Fos-sur-Mer Fos-sur-Mer (, literally ''Fos on Sea''; Provençal: ''Fòs'') is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Geography Fos-sur-Mer is situated about north west of Marseille, on the Mediterranean coast, and to the we ...

near

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fra ...

. Operated by Fosmax LNG, a subsidiary of , itself a subsidiary of Engie. Entered service in 2010, total storage capacity of 330,000 m³, 1 jetty, and a regasification capacity of 8,250,000,000 m³ per year. * in Fos-sur-Mer near Marseille. Operated by Elengy, a subsidiary of Engie. Entered service in 1972, total storage capacity of 150,000 m³, 1 jetty and a regasification capacity of 5,500,000,000 m³ per year. * in

Loon-Plage Loon-Plage (; nl, Loon) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Population Heraldry See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. ...

, near

Dunkirk Dunkirk (french: Dunkerque ; vls, label=French Flemish, Duunkerke; nl, Duinkerke(n) ; , ;) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France.

. Founded by

Électricité de France Électricité de France S.A. (literally ''Electricity of France''), commonly known as EDF, is a French multinational electric utility company, largely owned by the French state. Headquartered in Paris, with €71.2 billion in revenues in 2 ...

(65%), Fluxys (25%) and Total S.A. (10%), and then changed in 2018 with the terminal being owned and operated by Dunkerque LNG, a company 61% owned by a consortium made up of Belgium gas infrastructure group Fluxys, AXA Investment Managers-Real Assets, and Crédit Agricole Assurances, and 39% owned by a consortium of Korean investors led by IPM Group in cooperation with Samsung Asset Management. Entered service in 2017, total storage capacity of 600,000 m³, 2 jetties, and a regasification capacity of 13,000,000,000 m³ per year. *, in

Montoir-de-Bretagne Montoir-de-Bretagne (, literally ''Montoir of Brittany''; br, Mouster-al-Loc'h) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. Population The population data given in the table below refer to the commune of Montoir-de-Bretag ...

near

Nantes Nantes (, , ; Gallo: or ; ) is a city in Loire-Atlantique on the Loire, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 314,138 in Nantes proper and a metropolitan area of nearly 1 million inhabita ...

. Operated by Elengy, a subsidiary of Engie. Entered service in 1980, total storage capacity of 360,000 m³, 2 jetties, and a regasification capacity of 10,000,000,000 m³ per year.

Greece

* Revithoussa LNG Terminal, on Revithoussa island near

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates a ...

. Operated by DESFA, a subsidiary of

DEPA Public Gas Corporation of Greece A.E. (DEPA; el, Δημόσια Επιχείρηση Αερίου (ΔΕΠΑ) Α.Ε.) commonly known for its Greek abbreviation DEPA ( el, ΔΕΠΑ, translit=DEPA) is the natural gas supply company of Greece. The ...

. Entered service in 1999, total storage capacity of 130,000 m³, 1 jetty, and a

capacity of 5,500,000,000 m³ per year.

India

* Konkan LNG Private Limited, Dabhol,

Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the second-most populous state in India and the second-most populous country subdi ...

, 5 million

tonne The tonne ( or ; symbol: t) is a unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms. It is a non-SI unit accepted for use with SI. It is also referred to as a metric ton to distinguish it from the non-metric units of the short ton ( United State ...

s per year. * Dahej Terminal, Petronet LNG Ltd, Gujarat - 15 million tonnes per year and 17.5 million tonnes per year by 2018 end. * Hazira Terminal, Shell Ltd, Gujarat - 5 million tonnes per year *

Kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of ...

Terminal, Petronet LNG Ltd. - 5 million tonnes per year * Mundra)Terminal, GSPC LNG Ltd. - 5 million tonnes per year *(Chennai) Terminal, INDIAN OIL LNG(Joint venture of Indian Oil Corporation) - 5 million tonnes per year https://www.indianoillng.com/ *Jaigarh LNG Terminal, First FSRU Terminal, H-Energy https://www.henergy.com/news3

Israel

* Hadera Deepwater LNG Terminal
INGL
2013

Italy

* Adriatic LNG Terminal, offshore near

Rovigo Rovigo (, ; egl, Ruig) is a city and '' comune'' in the Veneto region of Northeast Italy, the capital of the eponymous province. Geography Rovigo stands on the low ground known as Polesine, by rail southwest of Venice and south-southwest ...

. Operated by

ExxonMobil ExxonMobil Corporation (commonly shortened to Exxon) is an American multinational oil and gas corporation headquartered in Irving, Texas. It is the largest direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil, and was formed on November 3 ...

(70,7%), QatarEnergy (22%),

Snam Snam S.p.A. is an Italian energy infrastructure company. As of 31 December 2019, it had a market capitalization of €15.4 billion. Snam was originally a subsidiary of Italian energy company Eni. It has since become an independent company, who ...

(7,3%). Entered service in 2009, total storage capacity of 250,000 m³, 1 jetty, and a

capacity of 9,000,000,000 m³ per year. *, near

La Spezia La Spezia (, or , ; in the local Spezzino dialect) is the capital city of the province of La Spezia and is located at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the southern part of the Liguria region of Italy. La Spezia is the second largest cit ...

. Operated by , a subsidiary of

. Entered service in 1971, total storage capacity of 100,000 m³, 1 jetty, and a regasification capacity of 3,864,000,000 m³ per year. *, offshore near

Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronou ...

. Operated by OLT Offshore (a joint venture of (49.07%),

Uniper Uniper SE �juːnipɚis an energy company based in Düsseldorf, Germany. The name of the company is a portmanteau of "unique" and "performance" given by long-term employee Gregor Recke. Uniper was formed by the separation of E.ON's fossil f ...

(48.24%), and Golar LNG (2.69%)). Entered service in 2013, total storage capacity of 137,100 m³, 1 jetty, and an authorized regasification capacity of 3,750,000,000 m³ per year.

Japan

Tōhoku region The , Northeast region, or consists of the northeastern portion of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. This traditional region consists of six prefectures (''ken''): Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi, and Yamagata. Tōhoku reta ...

and Hokkaido region ** Shin Minato LNG terminal, Sendai Gas, 0.08M m³, opened 1997 ** Hachinohe LNG terminal (Re-shipment),

Nippon Oil , formerly , or NOC or ''Shin-Nisseki'' (新日石) is a Japanese petroleum company. Its businesses include exploration, importation, and refining of crude oil; the manufacture and sale of petroleum products, including fuels and lubricants; and ...

, 0.04M m³, open 2006 ** Hakodate LNG terminal (Re-shipment), open 2006 *

Chūbu region The , Central region, or is a region in the middle of Honshū, Japan's main island. In a wide, classical definition, it encompasses nine prefectures (''ken''): Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Toyama, and ...

** Higashi Niigata LNG terminal,

Tohoku Electric is an electric utility, servicing 7.6 million individual and corporate customers in six prefectures in Tōhoku region plus Niigata Prefecture. It provides electricity at 100 V, 50 Hz, though some area use 60 Hz. Tohoku Electric Power ...

, 0.72M m³, open 1984 ** Sodeshi LNG terminal, Shimizu LNG and Shizuoka Gas, 0.177M m³, open 1996 ** Chita Kyodo LNG terminal,

Chubu Electric , abbreviated as Chuden in Japanese, is a Japanese electric utilities provider for the middle Chūbu region of the Honshu island of Japan. It provides electricity at 60 Hz, though an area of Nagano Prefecture uses 50 Hz. Chubu Electric ...

and Toho Gas, 0.3M m³, open 1977 ** Chita LNG terminal, Chita LNG,

and Toho Gas, 0.64M m³, open 1983 ** Yokkaichi LNG Centre, Toho Gas, 0.32M m³, open 1987 ** Yokkaichi Works LNG terminal,

, 0.16M m³, open 1991 ** Kawagoe LNG terminal,

, 0.48M m³, open 1997 ** Chita Midorihama LNG terminal, Toho Gas, 0.2M m³, open 2001 ** Joetsu LNG terminal,

, 0.54M m³, open 2011 ** Naoetsu LNG terminal, Inpex, 0.36M m³, open 2013 *

Kantō region The is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. In a common definition, the region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba and Kanagawa. Sl ...

** Futtsu LNG terminal, Tokyo Electric, 1.11M m³, open 1985 ** Sodegaura LNG terminal, Tokyo Electric and Tokyo Gas, 2.66M m³, open 1973 ** Higashi Ohgishima LNG terminal, Tokyo Electric, 0.54M m³, open 1984 ** Ohgishima LNG terminal, Tokyo Gas, 0.6M m³, open 1998 ** Negishi LNG terminal, Tokyo Electric and Tokyo Gas, 1.25M m³, open 1969 *

Kansai region The or the , lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo and Shiga, often also Mie, sometimes Fukui, Tokushima and Tottori. The metropoli ...

** Senboku 1 LNG terminal,

Osaka 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 the Keihanshin area when an advert of 1986 used the Mr. Men series by Roger Hargreaves. Osaka Gas is also enga ...

, 0.18M m³, open 1972 ** Senboku 2 LNG terminal,

, 1.51M m³, open 1972 ** Himeji LNG terminal,

, 0.52M m³, open 1977 ** Himeji Joint LNG terminal,

and Kansai Electric, 1.44M m³, open 1984 ** Sakai LNG terminal, Sakai LNG and Kansai Electric and Iwatani Corporation and

Cosmo Oil is a Japanese petrochemical company. It is Japan's third-biggest refiner by sales after JX Holdings and Idemitsu Kosan. History Cosmo traces its corporate roots to Maruzen Petroleum (丸善石油株式会社), a company established in 1931, al ...

, 0.56M m³, open 2010 * Shikoku region ** Sakaide LNG terminal, Shikoku Electric Power, 0.18M m³, open 2010 *

Chūgoku region The , also known as the region, is the westernmost region of Honshū, the largest island of Japan. It consists of the prefectures of Hiroshima, Okayama, Shimane, Tottori, and Yamaguchi. In 2010, it had a population of 7,563,428. History ''Ch ...

** 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

, 0.16M m³, 2006 * Kyūshū region and

Okinawa is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 Square kilometre, km2 (880 sq mi). ...

** Ōita 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 Steel was formed in 2012 by the merger of the old Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal. was established in 1970 by the merger of Fuji Iron & Steel and Yawata Iron & Steel. Nippon Steel is the world's third largest steel producer by volume as of 2019. ...

, 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

Kuwait

* Mina Al-Ahmadi Gasport, 2009 (KNPC)

Lithuania

* Klaipėda LNG Terminal offshore

Klaipėda Klaipėda (; ; german: Memel; pl, Kłajpeda; russian: Клайпеда; sgs, Klaipieda) is a city in Lithuania on the Baltic Sea coast. The capital of the eponymous county, it is the third largest city and the only major seaport in Lithuania ...

. Operated by Klaipėdos Nafta. Entered service in 2014, total storage capacity of 170,000 m³, 1 jetty, and a

gasification Gasification is a process that converts biomass- or fossil fuel-based carbonaceous materials into gases, including as the largest fractions: nitrogen (N2), carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen (H2), and carbon dioxide (). This is achieved by reacting ...

capacity of 4,000,000,000 m³.

Mexico

* Costa Azul LNG north of Ensenada, Mexico,

Sempra Energy Sempra is a North American energy infrastructure company based in San Diego, California. The company is one of the largest utility holding companies in the United States with roughly 40 million consumers. Sempra's focus is on electric and natura ...

, opened May 2008, first one on West Coast of North America. * Altamira LNG near Tampico, Mexico, Shell, opened August 2006 * Manzanillo LNG in Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico, Mitsui + Korea Gas + Samsung, opened 2011 * Solensa LNG (Small Scale), near Monterrey, Mexico

Netherlands

* Gate terminal,

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte (river), Rotte'') is the second largest List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the Prov ...

, opened September 2011 *

Eemshaven Eemshaven (; en, Ems Harbor) is a seaport in the province of Groningen in the north of the Netherlands. In 1968, the Dutch government declared the Ems estuary ( Eemsmond) to be an economic key region. One of the key developments for the regi ...

LNG Terminal (EemsEnergyTerminal). Floating, operated by Gasunie, opened September 2022

Norway

*Mosjøen LNG-terminal, Mosjøen. Operated by Gasnor AS. Provides LNG delivery by truck, to augment production of liquid

from waste. * Øra LNG-terminal,

Fredrikstad Fredrikstad (; previously ''Frederiksstad''; literally "Fredrik's Town") is a city and municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad. The city of Fredrikstad was founded in ...

. Operated by Gasum Oy. Supplies pipeline natural gas to local industrial area, as well as LNG bunkering for vessels and LNG delivery by truck. * Ålesund LNG-terminal, Bingsa, Ålesund. Operated by Gasum Oy. Supplies pipeline gas to local industry and LNG delivery by truck. Opened in 2010.

Pakistan

* Engro Enengy Terminal Private Limited (EETPL), Port Qasim, Karachi * Pakistan Gas Port Corporation (PGPC), Port Qasim, Karachi

Poland

Świnoujście LNG terminal Świnoujście LNG terminal (also referred as Terminal LNG in Świnoujście, Polskie LNG or Baltic LNG) is a liquefied natural gas import terminal at Świnoujście, Poland. It is operated by Polskie LNG S.A., a subsidiary of Gaz-System. History ...

Świnoujście Świnoujście (; german: Swinemünde ; nds, Swienemünn; all three meaning "Świna ivermouth"; csb, Swina) is a city and seaport on the Baltic Sea and Szczecin Lagoon, located in the extreme north-west of Poland. Situated mainly on the islands ...

(

Wolin Wolin (; formerly german: Wollin ) is the name both of a Polish island in the Baltic Sea, just off the Polish coast, and a town on that island. Administratively, the island belongs to the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. Wolin is separated from th ...

Island)

Portugal

* Sines LNG Terminal, REN

Singapore

*Singapore LNG Terminal. Commenced commercial operation on Q2 2013

South Korea

Pyeongtaek Pyeongtaek () 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, during the Goryeo dynasty. It was elevated to city status in 1986 and is home t ...

KOGAS Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) is a South Korean public natural gas company that was established by the Korean government in 1983. KOGAS has grown into the largest LNG-importing company in the world and operates four LNG regasification terminal ...

Incheon Incheon (; ; or Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), formerly Jemulpo or Chemulp'o (제물포) until the period after 1910, officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시, 仁川廣域市), is a city located in northwestern South Kore ...

Tongyeong Tongyeong () is a coastal city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. In 2010, it had an area of and a population of 139,869 people. It is divided into 1 eup (town), 6 myeon (township) and 11 dong (neighborhood). Chungmu city and Tongyeong co ...

* Samcheok,

* Jejudo,

Gwangyang Gwangyang () 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 Classic football side Jeonnam Dragons. G ...

POSCO POSCO (formerly Pohang Iron and Steel Company) is a South Korean steel-making company headquartered in Pohang, South Korea. It had an output of of crude steel in 2015, making it the world's fourth-largest steelmaker by this measure. In 2010, i ...

* Boryeong, GS Energy and SK E&S

Spain

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...

(

Enagás Enagás, S.A. (, originally an initialism for ) is a Spanish energy company and European transmission system operator (TSO), which owns and operates the nation's gas grid. The firm also owns four liquefied natural gas regasification terminals ...

) *

Bilbao ) , motto = , image_map = , mapsize = 275 px , map_caption = Interactive map outlining Bilbao , pushpin_map = Spain Basque Country#Spain#Europe , pushpin_map_caption ...

(consortium including

, Ente Vasco de la Energia and

RREEF Deutsche Bank AG (), sometimes referred to simply as Deutsche, is a German multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, and dual-listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the New York Stoc ...

)
see on a map
*

Huelva Huelva (, ) is a city in southwestern Spain, the capital of the province of Huelva in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is between two short rias though has an outlying spur including nature reserve on the Gulf of Cádiz coast. The ria ...

(

)
see on a map
*

Sagunto Sagunto ( ca-valencia, Sagunt) is a municipality of Spain, located in the province of Valencia, Valencian Community. It belongs to the modern fertile ''comarca'' of Camp de Morvedre. It is located c. 30 km north of the city of Valencia, ...

Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area al ...

(consortium including

and Oman Oil Holdings) * Cartagena (

)
see on a map
* Mugardos Ferrol Harbour (Reganosa, starting in 2007) * Gijón (

, starting in 2012)

Sweden

* Lysekil LNG terminal,

Lysekil Lysekil () is a locality and the seat of Lysekil Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had about 7,600 inhabitants in 2018. Situated on the south tip of Stångenäs peninsula at the mouth of Gullmarn fjord, it has two nature reserve ...

. Joint venture by Gasum Oy and

Preem Preem is a Swedish petroleum and bio-fuel company (even referred to as a petroleum corporation) with approximately 570 petrol stations and two oil refineries in Sweden, Preemraff Göteborg in Gothenburg and Preemraff Lysekil outside of Lyseki ...

. Delivers LNG by truck as well as pipeline gas to Preem's oil refinery. Opened in 2014. * Nynäshamn LNG, Brunnviksholmen, Nynäshamn. Operated by Gasum Oy. Delivers LNG by truck and LNG bunker, as well as pipeline gas to local industrial grid. Operation started in 2011 and partly opened to open market in 2021.

Taiwan

* Guantang LNG Terminal,

Taoyuan, Taiwan Taoyuan () is a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in northwestern Taiwan, neighboring New Taipei City to the north-east, Yilan County to the south-east, and Hsinchu County to the south-west. Taoyuan Distri ...

(planning) *

Taichung LNG Terminal The Taichung LNG Terminal () is a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Port of Taichung, Wuqi District, Taichung, Taiwan. History The terminal was inaugurated on 16 July 2009 by CPC Corporation as the second LNG terminal in Taiwan. On 2 ...

Taichung Taichung (, Wade–Giles: ''Tʻai²-chung¹'', pinyin: ''Táizhōng''), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality located in central Taiwan. Taichung has approximately 2.8 million residents and is the second most populous city of T ...

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 no ...

* Yongan LNG Terminal,

Kaohsiung Kaohsiung City ( Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Ka ...

Thailand

*Map Ta Phut LNG Terminal Phase#1: 2 x 160,000 m³ for Tanks Capacity, PTT and

EGAT The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) ( th, การไฟฟ้าฝ่ายผลิตแห่งประเทศไทย; ) is a state enterprise, managed by the Ministry of Energy, responsible for electric power g ...

Phase#2: extra tanks (same size). Phase#1 Completed & Commenced Commercial Operation Date in 2011.(First commissioning by LNG vessel in May 2011. 5 million

s per year, additional 5 million tonnes per year by 2017 under construction)

Turkey

* Marmara Ereğlisi LNG Storage Facility,

Marmara Ereğlisi Marmara Ereğlisi (also spelled Marmaraereğlisi) () is a town, located in a district bearing the same name, in Tekirdağ Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. The mayor, , is Hikmet Ata ( DSP). Facts Ereğli is 30 km east of the to ...

, BOTAŞ * Egegaz Aliağa LNG Storage Facility,

Aliağa Aliağa is a town and a district of Izmir Province in the Aegean Region of Turkey. The town is situated at about north of Izmir. Aliağa has a large port, mainly for oil and bulk cargo. Its economic activity is based on tourism, shipbreaking ...

, Egegaz * Etki terminal , FSRU TURQUOISE P ,

, Pardus Energy * Botaş Dörtyol LNG Storage Facility, Dörtyol, BOTAŞ * Botaş Saros FSRU Terminal,

Gulf of Saros Saros Bay or Gulf of Saros ( tr, Saros Körfezi; el, κόλπος του Σάρρου) is a gulf in the Dardanelles, Turkey. Ancient Greeks called it the Gulf of Melas (), before it was renamed. The bay is long and wide. Far from industria ...

, BOTAŞ, under construction as of 2022

United Arab Emirates (UAE)

* Jebel Ali LNG Import Terminal, Dubai, started 2010 (DUSUP) * Ruwais LNG Import Terminal, Abu Dhabi, 2016 (ADNOC)

United Kingdom

* South Hook LNG,

Milford Haven Milford Haven ( cy, Aberdaugleddau, meaning "mouth of the two Rivers Cleddau") is both a town and a community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated on the north side of the Milford Haven Waterway, an estuary forming a natural harbour that has ...

, South

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...

* Dragon LNG terminal, Milford Haven, South Wales * Grain LNG, Isle of Grain,

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

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, LP Cove Point LNG Terminal is an offshore liquid natural gas shipping terminal operated by BHE GT&S, a Berkshire Hathaway Energy company. It is located near Lusby, Maryland, United States, on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, and exports liq ...

, Lusby, Maryland - (Dominion Resources) * Southern LNG,

- (

) * Trunkline LNG,

Lake Charles, Louisiana Lake Charles (French: ''Lac Charles'') is the fifth-largest incorporated city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and the parish seat of Calcasieu Parish, located on Lake Charles, Prien Lake, and the Calcasieu River. Founded in 1861 in Calcas ...

- (Trunkline LNG Company, LLC) * EcoEléctrica, Punta Guyanilla,

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and unincorporated ...

* Golden Pass LNG, rural

Jefferson County, Texas Jefferson County is a county in the Coastal Plain or Gulf Prairie region of Southeast Texas. The Neches River forms its northeast boundary. As of the 2020 census, the population was 256,526. The county seat is Beaumont. Jefferson County ha ...

- (Golden Pass LNG) * Sabine Pass LNG, rural Cameron Parish, Louisiana - (Cheniere Energy, Inc.) * Cameron LNG, rural Cameron Parish, Louisiana - (Sempra Energy) *

Freeport LNG ''Freeport LNG''—also known as Freeport LNG Development, L.P.—is a U.S. exporter of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) located in Freeport, Texas. Freeport was an early entrant to the then emerging U.S. LNG market in the early 2000s, initially as a ...

, Freeport, Texas - (Freeport LNG Development, LP) * Everett Marine Terminal,

Everett, Massachusetts Everett is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, directly north of Boston, bordering the neighborhood of Charlestown. The population was 49,075 at the time of the 2020 United States Census. Everett was the last city in the Un ...

- ( Exelon Corporation) * Gulf LNG,

Pascagoula, Mississippi Pascagoula ( ) is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is the principal city of the Pascagoula Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is part of the Gulfport– Biloxi–Pascagoula Combined Statistical Area. The population was 2 ...

- (Kinder Morgan) *

Gulf Gateway Deepwater Port Gulf Gateway Deepwater Port was the first offshore liquefied natural gas LNG import facility. Gulf Gateway was owned by Excelerate Energy Limited Partnership. It was located in Block 603 of the West Cameron Area, South Addition at a distance of ap ...

Gulf of Mexico The Gulf of Mexico ( es, Golfo de México) is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United ...

- (Excelerate Energy LP) (decommissioned)
Northeast Gateway Deepwater Port
offshore from Gloucester, Massachusetts,(Excelerate Energy LP)
Neptune LNG
offshore from Gloucester, Massachusetts,(GDf Suez)

Proposed liquefaction terminals

Asia Pacific

China

* Jingbian Terminal, Yulin,

Shaanxi Province Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see § Name) is a landlocked province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichuan (SW), Gansu (W), ...

- ( China Natural Gas 100%) - to be completed December 2009

Papua New Guinea

PNG LNG Liquid Niugini LNG is a natural gas liquefaction project in Papua New Guinea. It is developed by Liquid Niugini Gas Ltd, and owned by PNG LNG Inc., a Bahamas-based parent holding company. It is one of several natural gas projects in Papua New Gu ...

Port Moresby (; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New ...

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

- (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%)

Russia (Asia)

* Yamal LNG, Yamal, Russia In March 2021 the Russian Government authorised a long-term programme to develop three more LNG plants (plus five more potential plants): *Arctic LNG-2 plant (East of Yamal, Novatek) - Completion expected in 2023-2025 *Arctic LNG-1 plant (Novatek) - Completion expected after 2027 *Yakutsk LNG plant (Yatek) - Completion expected in 2026-2027

North America

Canada

* Energie Saguenay,

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirte ...

* Goldboro LNG,

Goldboro, Nova Scotia Goldboro is a Canadian rural community in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia. Located on the Eastern Shore along Route 316, Goldboro is approximately 16 kilometres west of the shire town of Guysborough. Mining and energy developments In 1 ...

* Kitimat LNG, Kitimat,

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, for ...

* LNG Canada, Kitimat,

* Woodfibre LNG,

Woodfibre Woodfibre, originally Britannia West, was a pulp mill and at one time a small company town, on the west side of upper Howe Sound near Squamish, British Columbia. The mill closed in March 2006. History In 1912, a mill opened at the site where Mil ...

United States

The United States has had a massive shift in LNG terminal planning and construction starting in 2010-2011 due to a rapid increase in US domestic natural gas supply with the widespread adoption of

hydraulic fracturing Fracking (also known as hydraulic fracturing, hydrofracturing, or hydrofracking) is a well stimulation technique involving the fracturing of bedrock formations by a pressurized liquid. The process involves the high-pressure injection of "fra ...

petroleum recovery technology. Many brand-new LNG import terminals are planning or have begun addition of liquefaction facilities to operate as export terminals. On 21 November 2019, U.S. regulators approved permits for three new liquified natural gas export terminals in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved permits for Rio Grande LNG, Annova LNG and Texas LNG with each of the three companies intending to build their LNG plant and terminal at the

Port of Brownsville The Port of Brownsville is a deep water seaport in Brownsville, at the southern tip of Texas. Geography The port is the southern terminus of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. The port is located near the river mouth of the Rio Grande and Lower R ...

. One month after approval, the Sierra Club and other environmental groups asked the FERC to reconsider the permits, saying the agency failed to adequately consider environmental impacts. The following six projects are in various stages of planning according to the US Federal regulatory authority as of May 2020. Pending Applications * Commonwealth LNG, Cameron Parish, LA * Sempra–Port Arthur LNG, Trains 3 & 4, Port Arthur, TX Projects in Pre-Filing * Port Fourchon LNG, LaFourche Parish, LA * Galveston Bay LNG, Galveston Bay, TX * Pointe LNG, Plaquemines Parish, LA * Delta LNG/Venture Global, Plaquemines Parish, LA

South America

Peru

, Pampa Melchorita, Cañete,

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...

Australia

* Barrow Island -

Chevron Corporation Chevron Corporation is an American multinational energy corporation. The second-largest direct descendant of Standard Oil, and originally known as the Standard Oil Company of California (shortened to Socal or CalSo), it is headquartered in S ...

proposes to build an LNG facility and loading terminal on Barrow Island,

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to t ...

, as part of its Gorgon Project. (COMPLETED 2016) * Australia Pacific LNG -

Origin Energy Origin Energy an ASX listed public company with headquarters in Sydney. It is a major integrated electricity generator, and electricity and natural gas retailer. It operates Australia’s largest coal-fired power station at Lake Macquarie, Ne ...

ConocoPhillips ConocoPhillips Company is an American multinational corporation engaged in hydrocarbon exploration and production. It is based in the Energy Corridor district of Houston, Texas. The company has operations in 15 countries and has production in ...

and

Sinopec China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (中国石油化工股份有限公司) or Sinopec (), is a Chinese oil and gas enterprise based in Beijing. It is listed in Hong Kong and also trades in Shanghai. Sinopec Limited's parent, Sinopec ...

- Curtis Island,

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , establishe ...

. * Arrow LNG - Arrow Energy - Curtis Island,

. *

Gladstone LNG Gladstone LNG (GLNG) is a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Queensland, Australia. It is a leading project in the conversion of coal seam gas (coalbed methane) into LNG. The project was announced in July 2007. Its first LNG tanker load ...

- Santos,

Petronas Petroliam Nasional Berhad (National Petroleum Limited), commonly known as Petronas, is a Malaysian petroleum, oil and natural gas, gas company. Established in 1974 and wholly owned by the Government of Malaysia, the corporation is vested w ...

, Total and

- Curtis Island,

. *Wheatstone LNG, is a liquefied natural gas plant operating in the Ashburton North Strategic Industrial Area, which is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) west of Onslow, Western Australia. The project is operated by Chevron Australia Pty. Ltd. (COMPLETED 2019)

Europe

Cyprus

* Vassiliko LNG, Limassol, Cyprus

Russia (Europe)

* Baltic LNG at Ust-Luga (

Gazprom PJSC Gazprom ( rus, Газпром, , ɡɐzˈprom) is a Russian majority state-owned multinational energy corporation headquartered in the Lakhta Center in Saint Petersburg. As of 2019, with sales over $120 billion, it was ranked as the large ...

and RusGazDobycha) * Shtokmann LNG, Murmansk,

Proposed regasification terminals

Australia

*AGL Gas Import Jetty, Crib Point

Bangladesh

*Matarbari LNG Terminal, Maheshkhali

Chile

* GNL Mejillones (In operation) * GNL Quintero (In operation) * GNL Penco

Estonia

* Paldiski LNG (developed by Alexela)

France

Fos-Faster LNG terminal
planned start of commercial operation 2019

Germany

*Stade LNG Terminal *Brunsbüttel LNG Terminal, to be operated by a joint venture consisting of Gasunie, Oiltanking and Vopak. Final decision * Wilhelmshaven LNG terminal

Greece

* Alexandroupolis INGS, planned with total storage capacity of 170,000 m3, and a regasification capacity of 6,100,000,000 m3 per year. * Crete LNG Terminal, planned * Kavala LNG Terminal, planned

Hong Kong

* An FSRU (floating storage regasification unit) in the waters to the east of the

Soko Islands The Soko Islands () are a group of islands in Hong Kong. The group consists of Tai A Chau, Siu A Chau and several smaller nearby islands, in the southwesternmost waters of the territory, to the southwest of Lantau Island. An older name for t ...

India

*Pipavav LNG Terminal (APM Terminals) *Mangalore LNG Terminal Ltd *Paradip LNG Terminal ( GAIL)-4.8 mt/year *Kakinada LNG Terminal owned by GAIL, GDF SUEZ and Shell. 5 mt/year. *Kakinada LNG Terminal owned by VGS Cavallo, 3.6 mt/year. *Kakinada LNG Terminal owned by H-Energy (GMR), 1.75 mt/year. *Vizag LNG Terminal owned by Petronet LNG, 10 mt/year. *Chhara LNG Terminal (HPLNG) - 5 mmtpa (https://www.hplng.in/index) under construction * Dhamra LNG Terminal (DLTPL, Adani-Total)

Indonesia

*East Java by 2011,

Pertamina PT Pertamina (Persero), formerly abbreviated from ''Perusahaan Pertambangan Minyak dan Gas Bumi Negara'' (lit. 'State Oil and Natural Gas Mining Company'), is an Indonesian state-owned oil and natural gas corporation based in Jakarta. It was c ...

*West Java by 2011, Pertamina Gas Negara (PGN) and

*North Sumatra by 2011 by PGN The country also has liquefaction terminals in more remote areas for export, and imports from the Middle East in areas with dense population.

Ireland

*Shannon LNG Terminal. Shannon LNG

Italy

*Porto Empedocle LNG Terminal

Japan

*Hitachi LNG Terminal, Tokyo Gas, 2017 possible start date.

Latvia

*A terminal in Riga

Mexico

*TGNL -

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scheduled to open 2011

Myanmar

*A terminal in Kanbauk in

Tanintharyi Region Tanintharyi Region ( my, တနင်္သာရီတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; Mon: or ; ms, Tanah Sari; formerly Tenasserim Division and subsequently Tanintharyi Division, th, ตะนาวศรี, RTGS: ''Tanao Si'', ; ...

is expected to open in the middle of 2020, through JV of French company Total and

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...

Siemens Siemens AG ( ) is a German multinational conglomerate corporation and the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe headquartered in Munich with branch offices abroad. The principal divisions of the corporation are ''Industry'', ''E ...

for the 1,230MW capacity in 48 months *A terminal in Mee Laung Gyaing in

Ayeyarwady Region Ayeyarwady Region ( my, ဧရာဝတီတိုင်းဒေသကြီး , , ; formerly Ayeyarwady Division and Irrawaddy Division), is a region of Myanmar, occupying the delta region of the Ayeyarwady River (Irrawaddy River). It is b ...

, is a US$2.5 Billion JV of

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig ...

's Zhefu and local

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...

company Supreme Group will undertake a 1,390MW LNG project, with the first phase to be completed in 36 months and full capacity ready in 42 months *A terminal in Ahlone in

Yangon Region Yangon Region(, ; formerly Rangoon Division and Yangon Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar. Located in the heart of Lower Myanmar, the division is bordered by Bago Region to the north and east, the Gulf of Martaban to the south, ...

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...

company TTCL – better known as Toyo Thai to will build a 356MW LNG plant. This is expected to be completed in 28 months *A terminal in Kyaukphyu in

Rakhine State Rakhine State (; , , ; formerly known as Arakan State) is a state in Myanmar (Burma). Situated on the western coast, it is bordered by Chin State to the north, Magway Region, Bago Region and Ayeyarwady Region to the east, the Bay of Ben ...

a JV of

's Sinohydro and

Local company Supreme Group will build another 135MW combined-cycle gas turbine project which is expected to be completed in 28 months with the Ahlone terminal

Netherlands

*LionGas Terminal, Europoort, Rotterdam. Canceled.

Pakistan

* Energas LNG Terminal (Pvt) Limited Port Qasim, Karachi * Tabeer Energy (Pvt) Limited (TEPL) Port Qasim, Karachi * Gwadar Gas Port Limited (GGPL) Gwadar

Philippines

*A First Gen LNG Terminal, Batangas City, Philippines *A terminal in

Sulu Sulu (), officially the Province of Sulu ( Tausūg: ''Wilāya sin Lupa' Sūg''; tl, Lalawigan ng Sulu), is a province of the Philippines in the Sulu Archipelago and part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Its cap ...

Southwestern

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

in the Island of Mindanao *A terminal in

Cebu Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 16 ...

central Philippines of Phinma Petroleum and Geothermal (PPG), floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) have already been completed and the entire project is expected to be completed in 2022 *Another US$1.7 billion LNG Terminal to power Luzon to be built by South Korea's SK E&S with signed MOU with he Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Philippines Department of Energy signed during the visit of the Philippine President

Rodrigo Duterte Rodrigo Roa Duterte (, ; born March 28, 1945), also known as Digong, Rody, and by the initials DU30 and PRRD, is a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the 16th president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. He is the chairperson ...

in South Korea

Russia

Kaliningrad LNG Terminal

South Korea

North East Asia LNG Hub Terminal

Thailand

*Map Ta Phut LNG Terminal/ Project expansion for Phase 2.

Ukraine

*Proposed terminal near

Odessa Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrativ ...

, on 26 November 2012 the

Ukrainian government The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine ( uk, Кабінет Міністрів України, translit=Kabinet Ministriv Ukrainy; shortened to CabMin), commonly referred to as the Government of Ukraine ( uk, Уряд України, ''Uriad Ukrai ...

and

Unión Fenosa ''Unión Fenosa, S.A.'' was, until its acquisition by ''Gas Natural'' in 2009, a large Spanish company dedicated to the production and distribution of gas and electricity. It installed capacity of 11,120 megawatts of power and 8.9 million custome ...

(were believed to have) signed an agreement on its building but Unión Fenosa denies this and it claimed on 28 November 2012 "nor are we leading any consortium to develop such a terminal ... nor are we studying anything along these lines". The terminal was due to start working at a capacity of 5 billion cubic meters a year by 2016.Kiev Sets up $856 Mln LNG Terminal Consortium

RIA Novosti RIA Novosti (russian: РИА Новости), sometimes referred to as RIAN () or RIA (russian: РИА, label=none) is a Russian state-owned domestic news agency. On 9 December 2013 by a decree of Vladimir Putin it was liquidated and its asset ...

(26 November 2012)

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