==Background==
Sodegaura LNG Terminal is an LNG terminal in Kanto, Japanand is the oldest LNG terminal in the country.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2nf5omG Sodegaura LNG Terminal,] A Barrel Full, accessed April 2017</ref>
In March 2016, Tokyo Gas announced that it was planning to build an additional LNG storage facility that would be operable by 2023.<ref>[http://bit.ly/2xKArM4 Tokyo Gas completes Hitachi LNG terminal] LNG World News, March 25, 2016</ref>