Naoetsu LNG Terminal

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Naoetsu LNG Terminal is an LNG terminal in Naoetsu, Japan.

Location

The photo below appears to show the facility, which may share the site with Joetsu LNG Terminal.

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Project Details

• Owner:
• Parent: Inpex
• Location: Naoetsu in Joetsu city, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
• Coordinates: 37.2053496, 138.2770886 (exact)
• Capacity: 1.5 mtpa, 0.22 bcfd
• Status: Operating
• Type: Import
• Start Year: 2013

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

Background

Naoetsu LNG Terminal is an LNG terminal in Naoetsu, Japan.

The Naoetsu LNG Terminal began operating in 2013 and can receive 1.5 million tons per year. Inpex supplies Tokyo's eight prefectures through a 1,400 km pipeline network.