Hachinohe LNG Terminal

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Hachinohe LNG Terminal is an LNG terminal in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

Location

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Project Details

• Owner:
• Parent: Nippon Oil
• Location: Port of Hachinohe, Aomori, Tohoku, Japan
• Coordinates: 40.5432392,141.5245369 (exact)
• Capacity: 1 mtpa, 0.14 bcfd
• Additional Proposed Capacity: mtpa, 0 bcfd
• Status: Operating
• Type: Import
• Start Year: 2015

Note: mtpa = million tonnes per year; bcfd = billion cubic feet per day

Background

Hachinohe LNG Terminal is an LNG terminal in Tohoku, Japan.

Hachinohe LNG Terminal began operation in 2006. Construction of a replacement facility began in 2010 and was commissioned in 2015. The project encompassed the construction of two LNG tanks with a capacity of 140,000 cubic meters each, loading and unloading facilities for LNG tankers and tank cars, as well as regasification facilities.