Tobata LNG Terminal

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Tobata LNG Terminal is an LNG import terminal in Kyushu, Japan.

Location

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Project Details

• Owner:
• Parent: Kitakyushu LNG, Kyushu Electric Power, Nippon Steel
• Location: Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan
• Coordinates: 33.91818, 130.86609 (exact)
• Capacity: 7.7 mtpa, 1.1 bcfd
• Additional Proposed Capacity:
• Status: Operating
• Type: Import
• Start Year: 1977

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

Background

Tobata LNG Terminal is an LNG import terminal in Kyushu, Japan.

Tobata LNG Terminal began operations in 1977 and has received LNG from Norway among other locales. In June 2019 the terminal received its first LNG shipment from Russia.