Higashi Niigata LNG Terminal

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Higashi Niigata LNG Terminal is an operating LNG import terminal in Japan.

Location

Table 1: Location details

Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Higashi Niigata LNG Terminal	Higashi, Niigata, Chūbu, Japan	37.99625, 139.2373 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the terminal:

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Project Details

Table 2: Infrastructure details

mtpa = million tonnes per year

Name	Facility type	Status	Capacity	Total terminal capacity	Offshore	Associated infrastructure
Higashi Niigata LNG Terminal	import	operating	8.9 mtpa	8.9 mtpa	False	–

Table 3: Cost

Name	Facility type	Cost	Total known terminal costs
Higashi Niigata LNG Terminal	import	–	–

Financing

No financing data available.

Table 4: Project timeline

FID = Final Investment Decision, used by some developers to indicate a project will move forward

Name	Facility type	Status	Proposal year	FID year	Construction year	Operating year	Inactive year
Higashi Niigata LNG Terminal	import	operating	–	–	–	1984	–

Ownership

Table 5: Ownership

Name	Facility type	Status	Owners	Parent companies	Operator
Higashi Niigata LNG Terminal	import	operating	Nihonkai LNG [58%]; Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc [41%]	Nihonkai LNG [58.1%]; Tohoku Electric Power Co Inc [41.9%]	–

Background

Higashi Niigata LNG Terminal is an LNG terminal in Chūbu, Japan.

The Higashi Niigata LNG Terminal has been in operation since 1984 and receives LNG from Abu Dhabi, Indonesia, Malaysia and Qatar.

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Additional data

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