Sodegaura LNG Terminal

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Sodegaura LNG Terminal is an LNG terminal in Kanto, Japan.

Location

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Project Details

• Owner:
• Parent: TEPCO, Tokyo Gas
• Location: Sodegaura, Chiba, Kanto, Japan
• Coordinates: 35.467955, 139.972393 (exact)
• Capacity: 29.3 mtpa, 4.2 bcfd
• Additional Proposed Capacity: mtpa, 0 bcfd
• Status: Operating
• Type: Import
• Start Year: 1973

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

Background

Sodegaura LNG Terminal is an LNG terminal in Kanto, Japan.

In March 2016, Tokyo Gas announced that it was planning to build an additional LNG storage tank for the terminal that would be operable by 2023.